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
- Antje Merkus 1924-2022
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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.
- March 1 » The first Minnesota State Capitol burns down.
- June 13 » The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
- August 27 » The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths.
- September 20 » U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in, the morning after becoming President upon James A. Garfield's death.
- November 3 » The Mapuche uprising of 1881 begins in Chile.
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.
- February 14 » Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.
- April 20 » Opening day for baseball's Tiger Stadium in Detroit, and Fenway Park in Boston.
- May 8 » Paramount Pictures is founded.
- October 17 » Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
- October 26 » First Balkan War: The Ottomans lose the cities of Thessaloniki and Skopje.
- November 12 » King George I of Greece makes a triumphal entry into Thessaloniki after its liberation from 482 years of Ottoman rule.
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 22 » The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states.
- 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.
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- July 5 » A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills eleven firefighters.
- November 1 » The Indian state of Mysore is renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu.
- December 15 » John Paul Getty III, grandson of American billionaire J. Paul Getty, is found alive near Naples, Italy, after being kidnapped by an Italian gang on July 10.
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