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Household of Rika Bits

(1) She is married to Harmen Miedema.

They got married on April 23, 1908 at Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 29 years old.Source 3


(2) She is married to Popke Straatsma.

They got married on December 23, 1920 at Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 42 years old.Source 4

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Rika Bits

Jan Dirks Douwes
1813-1885
Aaltje Bodes Smids
1808-1873

Rika Bits
1878-1951

(1) 1908

Harmen Miedema
1877-1911

(2) 1920

Popke Straatsma
1864-1928


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1878, Dokkum
  2. Overlijdensregister 1951, Wonseradeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1908, Ferwerderadeel
  4. Huwelijksregister 1920, Ferwerderadeel

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Historical events

Birthday May 23, 1878

  • The temperature on May 23, 1878 was about 10.8 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 4 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Sofia is liberated from Ottoman rule and designated the capital of Liberated Bulgaria.
    • January 9 » Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
    • March 15 » Restoration of the Scottish Catholic hierarchy, broken off back in 1603.
    • May 14 » The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
    • July 1 » Canada joins the Universal Postal Union.
    • September 3 » Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.

Day of marriage December 23, 1920

  • The temperature on December 23, 1920 was between -0.5 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 2.1 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • February 24 » Nancy Astor becomes the first woman to speak in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom following her election as a Member of Parliament (MP) three months earlier.
    • February 24 » The Nazi Party (NSDAP) was founded by Adolf Hitler in the Hofbräuhaus beer hall in Munich, Germany
    • April 23 » The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution.
    • May 7 » Kiev Offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kiev only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later.
    • August 18 » The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.
    • December 3 » Following more than a month of Turkish–Armenian War, the Turkish dictated Treaty of Alexandropol is concluded.

Day of death October 17, 1951

  • The temperature on October 17, 1951 was between -1.3 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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)
  • 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 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 year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
    • January 27 » Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with Operation Ranger.
    • February 13 » Korean War: Battle of Chipyong-ni, which represented the "high-water mark" of the Chinese incursion into South Korea, commences.
    • April 11 » Korean War: President Harry Truman relieves General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea.
    • May 3 » London's Royal Festival Hall opens with the Festival of Britain.
    • October 15 » Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes completes the synthesis of norethisterone, the basis of an early oral contraceptive.
    • December 20 » The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs.


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