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Personal data Willem Lourens 

  • He was born on October 24, 1885 in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.Source 1
    Kind erkend door de moeder d.d. 11 april 1903; kind erkend door de vader d.d. 6 februari 1906
  • Profession: arbeider.
  • He died on March 27, 1961 in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 75 years old.Source 2
  • He is buried in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.Source 3
  • A child of Jan Willems Lourens and Sytske Kornelis Postma
  • This information was last updated on July 24, 2024.

Household of Willem Lourens

He is married to Tjetje Boorsma.

They got married on June 10, 1911 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Sietske Lourens  1912-1988
  2. Jan Lourens  1913-2000
  3. Aafke Lourens  1915-1986

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1885, Dantumadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1961, Dantumadeel
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/197511/lourens
  4. Huwelijksregister 1911, Dantumadeel

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Historical events

Birthday October 24, 1885

  • The temperature on October 24, 1885 was about 12.0 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 4 » Sino-French War: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing force at Núi Bop in northern Vietnam.
    • May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
    • June 17 » The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
    • July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
    • September 22 » Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement.
    • November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.

Day of marriage June 10, 1911

  • The temperature on June 10, 1911 was between 4.8 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 1911: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 30 » The destroyer USSTerry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of Douglas McCurdy ten miles from Havana, Cuba.
    • March 29 » The M1911 .45 ACP pistol becomes the official U.S. Army side arm.
    • May 30 » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
    • June 28 » The Nakhla meteorite, the first one to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, falls to Earth, landing in Egypt.
    • August 14 » United States Senate leaders agree to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the Senate among leading candidates to fill the vacancy left by William P. Frye's death.
    • November 19 » The Doom Bar in Cornwall claimed two ships, Island Maid and Angele, the latter killing the entire crew except the captain.

Day of death March 27, 1961

  • The temperature on March 27, 1961 was between 0.4 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 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 1961: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
    • April 27 » Sierra Leone is granted its independence from the United Kingdom, with Milton Margai as the first Prime Minister.
    • July 20 » French military forces break the Tunisian siege of Bizerte.
    • September 10 » In the Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 13 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari, the deadliest accident in F1 history.
    • September 16 » Pakistan establishes its Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission with Abdus Salam as its head.
    • November 12 » Terry Jo Duperrault is the sole survivor of a series of brutal murders aboard the Ketch Bluebelle.
    • November 18 » United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.


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