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Personal data Jan Boersma 


Household of Jan Boersma

He is married to Minke Wagenaar.

They got married on May 19, 1917 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 30 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Liekele Boersma  1920-1995

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1887, Achtkarspelen
  2. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/298537/boersma
  3. Huwelijksregister 1917, Achtkarspelen

Historical events

Birthday January 9, 1887

  • The temperature on January 9, 1887 was about 1.3 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 20 » The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
    • February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
    • May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
    • June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
    • June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
    • June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

Day of marriage May 19, 1917

  • The temperature on May 19, 1917 was between 11.0 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the ??. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
    • March 31 » According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions.
    • April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
    • April 12 » World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.
    • May 18 » World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
    • May 27 » Pope Benedict XV promulgates the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the first comprehensive codification of Catholic canon law in the legal history of the Catholic Church.
    • October 25 » Old Style date of the October Revolution in Russia.

Day of death June 4, 1974

  • The temperature on June 4, 1974 was between 4.4 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (65%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
    • January 19 » China gains control over all the Paracel Islands after a military engagement between the naval forces of China and South Vietnam
    • February 22 » Samuel Byck attempts to hijack an aircraft at Baltimore/Washington International Airport with the intention of crashing it into the White House to assassinate Richard Nixon, but is killed by police.
    • March 29 » Terracotta Army was discovered in Shaanxi province, China.
    • April 1 » The Local Government Act 1972 of England and Wales comes into effect.
    • May 17 » The Troubles: Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Republic of Ireland.
    • December 22 » The house of former British Prime Minister Edward Heath is attacked by members of the Provisional IRA.


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Source: Wikipedia

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  • 1886 » Lloyd Loar, American sound engineer and instrument designer († 1943)
  • 1889 » Vrindavan Lal Verma, Indian author and playwright († 1969)
  • 1890 » Karel Čapek, Czech author and playwright († 1938)
  • 1890 » Kurt Tucholsky, German-Swedish journalist and author († 1935)
  • 1891 » August Gailit, Estonian journalist and author († 1960)

Source: Wikipedia


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