Family tree Weening » Harmen Bekkema (1871-1950)
Personal data Harmen Bekkema
- He was born on June 9, 1871 in Ureterp, gem. Opsterland (Fr).Source 1
- He died on August 8, 1950 in Smallingerland (Fr), he was 79 years old.Source 2
- A child of Lieuwe Harmens Bekkema and Elisabeth Popkes Boonstra
- This information was last updated on March 13, 2023.
Household of Harmen Bekkema
He is married to Lamke Huitema.
They got married on March 13, 1896 at Opsterland (Fr), he was 24 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Geeske Bekkema 1897-1989
- Lieuwe Bekkema 1898-1898
- Elisabeth Bekkema 1899-1899
- Lieuwe Bekkema 1900-1901
- Fredrik Bekkema 1904-1933
- Lieuwe Bekkema 1907-1976
- Elisabeth Bekkema 1919-1953
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Birthday June 9, 1871
- There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- May 21 » Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi.
- June 10 » Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 US Marines in a naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea.
- July 2 » Victor Emmanuel II of Italy enters Rome after having conquered it from the Papal States.
- October 24 » An estimated 17 to 20 Chinese immigrants are lynched in Los Angeles, California.
- December 24 » The opera Aida premieres in Cairo, Egypt.
- December 26 » Thespis, the first Gilbert and Sullivan collaboration, debuts. It does modestly well, but the two would not collaborate again for four years and the score has been lost.
Day of marriage March 13, 1896
- The temperature on March 13, 1896 was about 4.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 18 » An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- June 2 » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
- July 9 » William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
- July 28 » The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
- December 17 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Schenley Park Casino, which was the first multi-purpose arena with the technology to create an artificial ice surface in North America, is destroyed in a fire.
Day of death August 8, 1950
- The temperature on August 8, 1950 was between 13.2 °C and 24.5 °C and averaged 19.3 °C. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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)
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
- February 8 » Cold War: The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established.
- May 19 » Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce.
- June 28 » Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. The city falls later that day.
- July 16 » Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
- September 4 » Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.
- December 2 » Korean War: Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River ended, with decisive Chinese victory, UN forces were completely expelled from North Korea.
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