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.
- February 16 » The Canadian Pacific Railway is incorporated by Act of Parliament at Ottawa (44th Vic., c.1).
- March 13 » Alexander II of Russia is assassinated.
- April 11 » Spelman College is founded in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, an institute of higher education for African-American women.
- June 29 » In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam.
- November 9 » Mapuche rebels attack the fortified Chilean settlement of Temuco.
- December 4 » The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.
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 17 » British polar explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.
- March 5 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
- April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
- April 20 » Opening day for baseball's Tiger Stadium in Detroit, and Fenway Park in Boston.
- September 25 » Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is founded in New York City.
- October 26 » First Balkan War: The Ottomans lose the cities of Thessaloniki and Skopje.
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.
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- May 14 » Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched.
- June 27 » The President of Uruguay Juan María Bordaberry dissolves Parliament and establishes a dictatorship.
- October 19 » President Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes.
- October 20 » "Saturday Night Massacre": United States President Richard Nixon fires U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus after they refuse to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox, who is finally fired by Robert Bork.
- December 20 » The Prime Minister of Spain, Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco, is assassinated by a car bomb attack in Madrid.
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