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Personal data Willemke Balkema 


Household of Willemke Balkema

She is married to Albert Tuinstra.

They got married on May 9, 1912 at Zuidhorn (Gr), she was 26 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Jitse Tuinstra  1920-1983

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willemke Balkema

Gerrit Balkema
1824-1905
Pieterke Dorpstra
1822-1865
Hendrik Lammerts Hoogeboom
1823-1899
Willemke Kornelis Bakker
1810-1875

Willemke Balkema
1886-1959

1912

Albert Tuinstra
1881-1941

Jitse Tuinstra
1920-1983

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Zuidhorn 1886
  2. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/31770/balkema
  3. Huwelijksregister Zuidhorn 1912

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Historical events

Birthday February 15, 1886

  • The temperature on February 15, 1886 was about -1.6 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 18 » Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.
    • May 5 » The Bay View massacre: A militia fires into a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, killing seven.
    • June 10 » Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17km long fissure across the mountain peak.
    • June 13 » A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
    • June 30 » The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
    • August 31 » The 7.0 Mw  Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.

Day of marriage May 9, 1912

  • The temperature on May 9, 1912 was between 8.2 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). 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)
  • 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.
    • February 14 » The U.S. Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.
    • April 10 » RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
    • April 16 » Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.
    • June 30 » The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan.
    • November 5 » Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President of the United States, defeating incumbent William Howard Taft.
    • November 28 » Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.

Day of death December 23, 1959

  • The temperature on December 23, 1959 was between 2.9 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
    • February 9 » The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR.
    • March 28 » The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.
    • May 4 » The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held.
    • July 15 » The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
    • August 21 » United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. Hawaii's admission is currently commemorated by Hawaii Admission Day.
    • November 19 » The Ford Motor Company announces the discontinuation of the unpopular Edsel.


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