Family tree Weening » Willem Lourens (1885-1961)

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 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
    • March 23 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, northern Vietnam.
    • April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
    • September 6 » Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria, thus accomplishing Bulgarian unification.
    • September 29 » The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
    • December 28 » Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.

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.
    • April 29 » Tsinghua University, one of mainland China's leading universities, is founded.
    • May 21 » President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco Madero sign the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez to put an end to the fighting between the forces of both men, concluding the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution.
    • July 4 » A massive heat wave strikes the northeastern United States, killing 380 people in eleven days and breaking temperature records in several cities.
    • September 24 » His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.
    • October 5 » The Kowloon–Canton Railway commences service.
    • November 1 » World's first combat aerial bombing mission takes place in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War. Second Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti of Italy drops several small bombs.

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.
    • March 2 » John F. Kennedy announces the creation of the Peace Corps in a nationally televised broadcast.
    • March 14 » A USAF B-52 bomber crashes near near Yuba City, California whilst carrying nuclear weapons.
    • March 29 » The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections.
    • June 16 » While on tour with the Kirov Ballet in Paris, Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union.
    • September 16 » The United States National Hurricane Research Project drops eight cylinders of silver iodide into the eyewall of Hurricane Esther. Wind speed reduces by 10%, giving rise to Project Stormfury.
    • December 19 » India annexes Daman and Diu, part of Portuguese India.


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