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.
- March 26 » The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
- March 29 » Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.
- July 2 » Victor Emmanuel II of Italy enters Rome after having conquered it from the Papal States.
- October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.
- October 12 » The British in India enact the Criminal Tribes Act, naming many local communities "Criminal Tribes".
- December 24 » The opera Aida premieres in Cairo, Egypt.
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 4 » Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
- June 2 » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
- September 21 » Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola.
- November 17 » The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
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.
- May 13 » The first round of the Formula One World Championship is held at Silverstone.
- June 25 » The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
- June 27 » The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
- October 16 » The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is published.
- October 19 » China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.
- November 1 » Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempt to assassinate US President Harry S. Truman at Blair House.
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