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Personal data Grietje Elzinga 


Household of Grietje Elzinga

She is married to Johannes van der Zwaag.

They got married on October 12, 1907 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 22 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Ankje van der Zwaag  1911-1983

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1885, Dantumadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1943, Leeuwarden
  3. Huwelijksregister 1907, Achtkarspelen

Historical events

Birthday May 17, 1885

  • The temperature on May 17, 1885 was about 10.9 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
    • January 3 » Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop
    • February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
    • February 8 » The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii.
    • March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
    • July 6 » Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.

Day of marriage October 12, 1907

  • The temperature on October 12, 1907 was between 5.8 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (69%). 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • February 9 » The Mud March is the first large procession organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).
    • July 21 » The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
    • October 9 » Las Cruces, New Mexico is incorporated.
    • November 7 » Jesús García saves the entire town of Nacozari de García by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometers (3.7 miles) away before it can explode.
    • December 6 » A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers.
    • December 31 » The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan.

Day of death August 15, 1943

  • The temperature on August 15, 1943 was between 8.2 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 7.2 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • January 29 » World War II: The first day of the Battle of Rennell Island, USSChicago(CA-29) is torpedoed and heavily damaged by Japanese bombers.
    • February 9 » World War II: Allied authorities declare Guadalcanal secure after Imperial Japan evacuates its remaining forces from the island, ending the Battle of Guadalcanal.
    • March 4 » World War II: The Battle of Fardykambos, one of the first major battles between the Greek Resistance and the occupying Royal Italian Army, begins. It ends on 6 March with the surrender of an entire Italian battalion and the liberation of the town of Grevena.
    • March 14 » The liquidation of the Kraków Ghetto is completed.
    • July 11 » World War II: Allied invasion of Sicily: German and Italian troops launch a counter-attack on Allied forces in Sicily.
    • September 11 » World War II: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija ending the Italian occupation of Corsica.


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