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Household of Eltjen Roorda

He is married to Martje Zijlstra.

They got married on May 24, 1890 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 27 years old.Source 3

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Oldehove 1863
  2. Overlijdensregister Groningen 1955
  3. Huwelijksregister 1890, Kollumerland c.a.

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Birthday May 4, 1863

  • The temperature on May 4, 1863 was about 14.3 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 30 » Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece.
    • May 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville begins.
    • August 15 » The Anglo-Satsuma War begins between the Satsuma Domain of Japan and the United Kingdom (Traditional Japanese date: July 2, 1863).
    • August 17 » American Civil War: In Charleston, South Carolina, Union batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held Fort Sumter.
    • November 16 » American Civil War: Battle of Campbell's Station near Knoxville, Tennessee: Confederate troops unsuccessfully attack Union forces.
    • November 26 » United States President Abraham Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November. Following the Franksgiving controversy from 1939 to 1941, it has been observed on the fourth Thursday in 1942 and subsequent years.

Day of marriage May 24, 1890

  • The temperature on May 24, 1890 was about 21.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 22 » The United Mine Workers of America is founded in Columbus, Ohio.
    • April 14 » The Pan-American Union is founded by the First International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C.
    • August 6 » At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair.
    • August 7 » Anna Månsdotter became the last woman to be executed in Sweden for the 1889 Yngsjö murder.
    • October 11 » In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
    • December 30 » Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors face off in the Drexel Mission Fight.

Day of death March 12, 1955

  • The temperature on March 12, 1955 was between -3.3 °C and 3.1 °C and averaged -0.7 °C. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
    • February 13 » Israel obtains four of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
    • February 18 » Operation Teapot: Teapot test shot "Wasp" is successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1.2 kilotons. Wasp is the first of fourteen shots in the Teapot series.
    • May 14 » Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
    • September 25 » The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded.
    • October 1 » The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is established.
    • December 31 » General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year.


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