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Household of Sytske Couperus

She is married to Eelke Meindertsma.

They got married on May 7, 1908 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, she was 24 years old.Source 3

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1884, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister Grijpskerk 1955
  3. Huwelijksregister 1908, Kollumerland c.a.

Historical events

Birthday February 20, 1884

  • The temperature on February 20, 1884 was about 10.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. 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)
  • 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 1884: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 4 » The Fabian Society is founded in London, United Kingdom.
    • February 19 » More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
    • March 27 » A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder; over the next few days the mob would riot and eventually destroy the courthouse.
    • May 1 » Moses Fleetwood Walker becomes the first black person to play in a professional baseball game in the United States.
    • May 1 » The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions demands the eight-hour work day in the United States.
    • October 13 » The International Meridian Conference establishes the meridian of the Greenwich Observatory as the prime meridian.

Day of marriage May 7, 1908

  • The temperature on May 7, 1908 was between 5.9 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was 11.6 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • January 13 » The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people.
    • April 8 » Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
    • April 11 » SMSBlücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, is launched.
    • July 1 » SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
    • September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.
    • October 14 » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series.

Day of death May 26, 1955

  • The temperature on May 26, 1955 was between 5.3 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (68%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
    • March 2 » Norodom Sihanouk, king of Cambodia, abdicates the throne in favor of his father, Norodom Suramarit.
    • May 5 » The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into effect.
    • May 25 » In the United States, a night-time F5 tornado strikes the small city of Udall, Kansas, killing 80 and injuring 273. It is the deadliest tornado to ever occur in the state and the 23rd deadliest in the U.S.
    • July 27 » El Al Flight 402 is shot down by two fighter jets after straying into Bulgarian air space. All 58 people onboard are killed.
    • August 17 » Hurricane Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, and it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people.
    • October 29 » The Soviet battleshipNovorossiysk strikes a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol.


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