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Household of Wolter Bekkema

He is married to Zwaantje Potze.

They got married on July 5, 1913 at Vlagtwedde (Gr), he was 25 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Wolter Bekkema

Riekele Harmens Bekkema
1822-1879
Maria Nicola van der Heide
1824-1918
Wolter Hovinga
1827-1908
Klaaske Huizinga
1826-1893

Wolter Bekkema
1888-1976

1913

Zwaantje Potze
1890-1972


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Leek 1888
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/617131/bekkema
  3. Huwelijksregister Vlagtwedde 1913

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Historical events

Birthday May 2, 1888

  • The temperature on May 2, 1888 was about 10.5 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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 Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • June 29 » George Edward Gouraud records Handel's Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the oldest known recording of music.
    • September 4 » George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
    • September 8 » Isaac Peral's submarine is first tested.
    • September 30 » Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
    • October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
    • October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.

Day of marriage July 5, 1913

  • The temperature on July 5, 1913 was between 10.2 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
    • February 20 » King O'Malley drives in the first survey peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.
    • March 26 » First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople.
    • May 29 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot.
    • May 30 » The Treaty of London is signed, ending the First Balkan War; Albania becomes an independent nation.
    • June 19 » Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented.
    • August 16 » Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.

Day of death November 10, 1976

  • The temperature on November 10, 1976 was between 4.3 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain during 3.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1976: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
    • March 16 » British Prime Minister Harold Wilson resigns, citing personal reasons.
    • July 25 » Viking program: Viking 1 takes the famous Face on Mars photo.
    • August 12 » Between 1,000 and 3,500 Palestinians are killed in the Tel al-Zaatar massacre, one of the bloodiest events of the Lebanese Civil War.
    • September 16 » Armenian champion swimmer Shavarsh Karapetyan saves 20 people from a trolleybus that had fallen into a Yerevan reservoir.
    • October 6 » Premier Hua Guofeng arrests the Gang of Four, ending the Cultural Revolution in China.
    • October 11 » George Washington is posthumously promoted to the grade of General of the Armies.


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  • 1887 » Eddie Collins, American baseball player and manager († 1951)
  • 1887 » Vernon Castle, English-American dancer († 1918)
  • 1889 » Ki Hajar Dewantara, Indonesian philosopher, academic, and politician († 1959)
  • 1890 » E. E. Smith, American engineer and author († 1965)

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