Family tree Weening » Aukje Wiersma (1881-1973)
Personal data Aukje Wiersma
- She was born on September 24, 1881 in Opende, gem. Grootegast (Gr).Source 1
- Profession: dienstbode.
- She died on April 15, 1973 in Grijpskerk (Gr), she was 91 years old.Source 2
- She is buried in Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).
- A child of Tjeerd Tiemens Wiersma and Mootske Hut
- This information was last updated on June 17, 2023.
Household of Aukje Wiersma
She is married to Harmen Merkus.
They got married on May 15, 1912 at Grijpskerk (Gr), she was 30 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Antje Merkus 1913-1918
- Tjeerd Merkus 1914-1914
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Sources
Geboorteregister Grootegast 1881
http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/253553/wiersma
Huwelijksregister Grijpskerk 1912
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Birthday September 24, 1881
- The temperature on September 24, 1881 was about 13.3 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 25 » Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company.
- May 12 » In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.
- June 14 » The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak.
- September 19 » U.S. President James A. Garfield dies of wounds suffered in a July 2 shooting. Vice President Chester A. Arthur becomes President upon Garfield's death.
- October 13 » First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
- November 19 » A meteorite lands near the village of Grossliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine.
Day of marriage May 15, 1912
- The temperature on May 15, 1912 was between 9.7 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
- January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
- April 16 » Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.
- August 6 » The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
- October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with a Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
- November 12 » The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
- November 19 » First Balkan War: The Serbian Army captures Bitola, ending the five-century-long Ottoman rule of Macedonia.
Day of death April 15, 1973
- The temperature on April 15, 1973 was between 5.4 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
- January 1 » Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom are admitted into the European Economic Community.
- January 23 » United States President Richard Nixon announces that a peace accord has been reached in Vietnam.
- February 22 » Cold War: Following President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish liaison offices.
- April 3 » Martin Cooper of Motorola makes the first handheld mobile phone call to Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs.
- July 17 » King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan, while having surgery in Italy, is deposed by his cousin Mohammed Daoud Khan.
- November 24 » A national speed limit is imposed on the Autobahn in Germany because of the 1973 oil crisis. The speed limit lasts only four months.
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