Family tree Weening » Gerben Boersma (1867-1946)
Personal data Gerben Boersma
- He was born on January 18, 1867 in Twijzel, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: landbouwer.
- He died on April 11, 1946 in Westergeest, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 79 years old.Source 2
- A child of Andries Sjoerds Boersma and Berentje Gerbens Hoekstra
- This information was last updated on August 9, 2024.
Household of Gerben Boersma
(1) He is married to Sybrigje Bosma.
They got married on May 10, 1890 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 23 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Andries Boersma 1891-1894
- Andries Boersma 1896-????
(2) He is married to Trijntje Jans Medenblik.
They got married on April 12, 1902 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 35 years old.Source 4
(3) He is married to Antje Hoekstra.
They got married on April 23, 1910 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 43 years old.Source 5
Child(ren):
- Teunis Boersma 1911-1911
- Teunis Boersma 1913-
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Historical events
Birthday January 18, 1867
- The temperature on January 18, 1867 was about -1.0 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- In the year 1867: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 28 » Seventy years of Holy See–United States relations are ended by a Congressional ban on federal funding of diplomatic envoys to the Vatican and are not restored until January 10, 1984.
- May 29 » The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 ("the Compromise") is born through Act 12, which establishes the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
- June 8 » Coronation of Franz Joseph as King of Hungary following the Austro-Hungarian compromise (Ausgleich).
- July 17 » Harvard School of Dental Medicine is established in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the first dental school in the U.S. that is affiliated with a university.
- October 18 » United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day.
- December 13 » A Fenian bomb explodes in Clerkenwell, London, killing six.
Day of marriage April 23, 1910
- The temperature on April 23, 1910 was between 1.4 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 1910: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
- March 3 » Rockefeller Foundation: John D. Rockefeller Jr. announces his retirement from managing his businesses so that he can devote all his time to philanthropy.
- May 11 » An act of the U.S. Congress establishes Glacier National Park in Montana.
- May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
- June 19 » The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
- August 22 » Korea is annexed by Japan with the signing of the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, beginning a period of Japanese rule of Korea that lasted until the end of World War II.
- November 23 » Johan Alfred Ander becomes the last person to be executed in Sweden.
Day of death April 11, 1946
- The temperature on April 11, 1946 was between -1.6 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
- February 8 » The People's Republic of Korea is dissolved in the North, establishing the communist-controlled Provisional People's Committee of North Korea.
- February 15 » ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
- February 24 » Colonel Juan Perón, founder of the political movement that became known as Peronism, is elected to his first term as President of Argentina.
- March 2 » Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam.
- July 7 » Mother Francesca S. Cabrini becomes the first American to be canonized.
- August 7 » The government of the Soviet Union presented a note to its Turkish counterparts which refuted the latter's sovereignty over the Turkish Straits, thus beginning the Turkish Straits crisis.
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