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Personal data Geert Reitsma 


Household of Geert Reitsma

He is married to Johanna Veenema.

They got married on October 24, 1912 at Opsterland (Fr), he was 42 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Geert Reitsma

Jan Hendriks Reitsma
1801-1840
Grietje Wybes Dam
1815-1840

Geert Reitsma
1870-1952

1912

Johanna Veenema
1884-1953


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1870, Opsterland
  2. (Not public)
  3. Huwelijksregister 1912, Opsterland

Historical events

Birthday January 5, 1870

  • The temperature on January 5, 1870 was about 5.5 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 15 » A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly).
    • March 1 » Marshal F. S. López dies during the Battle of Cerro Corá thus marking the end of the Paraguayan War.
    • June 26 » The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.
    • July 19 » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
    • August 8 » The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
    • August 18 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.

Day of marriage October 24, 1912

  • The temperature on October 24, 1912 was between 3.4 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 4 » The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter.
    • January 5 » The 6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Prague Party Conference) opens. In the course of the conference, Vladimir Lenin and his supporters break from the rest of the party to form the Bolshevik movement.
    • February 14 » The U.S. Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.
    • April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
    • June 4 » Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
    • June 8 » Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.

Day of death August 25, 1952

  • The temperature on August 25, 1952 was between 11.9 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (28%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
    • March 15 » In Cilaos, Réunion, 1870mm (73inches) of rain falls in a 24-hour period, setting a new world record (March 15 through March 16).
    • May 3 » The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network.
    • July 7 » The ocean liner SSUnited States passes Bishop Rock on her maiden voyage, breaking the transatlantic speed record to become the fastest passenger ship in the world.
    • September 6 » A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board.
    • September 19 » The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England.
    • November 19 » Greek Field Marshal Alexander Papagos becomes the 152nd Prime Minister of Greece.


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