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Personal data Douwe Fokkinga 


Household of Douwe Fokkinga

He is married to Wytske van der Werf.

They got married on January 25, 1912 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 27 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Jelke Fokkinga  1912-1913
  2. Jelke Fokkinga  1913-2013
  3. Jeike Fokkinga  1914-2004

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1884, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1936, Menaldumadeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1912, Achtkarspelen

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Historical events

Birthday October 6, 1884

  • The temperature on October 6, 1884 was about 13.4 °C. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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 1884: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 19 » More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
    • March 13 » The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885.
    • May 1 » Moses Fleetwood Walker becomes the first black person to play in a professional baseball game in the United States.
    • May 1 » The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions demands the eight-hour work day in the United States.
    • October 13 » The International Meridian Conference establishes the meridian of the Greenwich Observatory as the prime meridian.
    • October 22 » The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.

Day of marriage January 25, 1912

  • The temperature on January 25, 1912 was between 1.3 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 17 » British polar explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.
    • February 12 » The Xuantong Emperor, the last Emperor of China, abdicates.
    • February 29 » The Piedra Movediza (Moving Stone) of Tandil falls and breaks.
    • March 5 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
    • April 16 » Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.
    • September 2 » Arthur Rose Eldred is awarded the first Eagle Scout award of the Boy Scouts of America.

Day of death April 12, 1936

  • The temperature on April 12, 1936 was between -1.5 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 7.0 mm of rain during 8.0 hours. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
    • January 15 » The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio.
    • April 3 » Bruno Richard Hauptmann is executed for the kidnapping and death of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., the baby son of pilot Charles Lindbergh.
    • June 15 » First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
    • August 30 » The RMS Queen Mary wins the Blue Riband by setting the fastest transatlantic crossing.
    • November 2 » The British Broadcasting Corporation initiates the BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day.
    • December 13 » An annular solar eclipse occurred and was visible from Australia, New Zealand on December 14th (Monday), and Oeno Island in Pitcairn Islands on December 13th (Sunday).


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