Family tree Weening » Brantje Harkema (1851-1916)
Personal data Brantje Harkema
- He was born on March 27, 1851 in Visvliet, gem. Grijpskerk (Gr).Source 1
- Profession: dagloner.
- He died on July 27, 1916 in Visvliet, gem. Grijpskerk (Gr), he was 65 years old.Source 2
- A child of Doeke Brantjes Harkema and Rensktje Harms Faber
- This information was last updated on June 19, 2023.
Household of Brantje Harkema
He is married to Jeltje Tjeerds Broersma.
They got married on June 7, 1879 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 28 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Klaaske Harkema 1884-1885
- Doeke Harkema 1889-1978
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Birthday March 27, 1851
- The temperature on March 27, 1851 was about 9.9 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1851: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- March 11 » The first performance of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Venice.
- May 21 » Slavery in Colombia is abolished.
- July 29 » Annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia.
- September 15 » Saint Joseph's University is founded in Philadelphia.
- December 9 » The first YMCA in North America is established in Montreal.
- December 24 » The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., burns.
Day of marriage June 7, 1879
- The temperature on June 7, 1879 was about 17.8 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- 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 1879: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 8 » Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
- March 29 » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
- May 2 » The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is founded in Madrid by Pablo Iglesias.
- July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
- July 8 » Sailing ship USSJeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
- September 18 » The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
Day of death July 27, 1916
- The temperature on July 27, 1916 was between 14.7 °C and 24.2 °C and averaged 18.7 °C. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
- June 3 » The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
- July 15 » In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
- August 17 » World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join the war on the Allied side.
- September 19 » World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.
- November 1 » In Russia, Pavel Milyukov delivers in the State Duma the famous "stupidity or treason" speech, precipitating the downfall of the government of Boris Stürmer.
- November 7 » Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress.
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