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Household of Jan Brandsma

He is married to Grietje Sikkens.

They got married on December 12, 1904 at Maxwell, New Mexico, USA, he was 23 years old.Source 2

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Grootegast 1881
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Birthday May 6, 1881

  • The temperature on May 6, 1881 was about 12.0 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 25 » Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company.
    • March 13 » Alexander II of Russia is assassinated.
    • April 16 » In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.
    • May 21 » The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.
    • July 2 » Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James A. Garfield (who will die of complications from his wounds on September 19).
    • July 4 » In Alabama, the Tuskegee Institute opens.

Day of marriage December 12, 1904

  • The temperature on December 12, 1904 was between -0.3 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
    • January 7 » The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS".
    • April 5 » The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh and Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.
    • April 8 » Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times.
    • April 30 » The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
    • May 10 » The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.
    • June 16 » Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday".

Day of death November 26, 1947

  • The temperature on November 26, 1947 was between 2.0 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 8.4 mm of rain during 5.1 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
    • March 25 » An explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111.
    • April 9 » The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
    • August 15 » India gains Independence from British rule after near 190 years of British company and crown rule, and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
    • October 1 » The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
    • October 5 » President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address.
    • December 30 » Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.


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