Family tree Weening » Aafke Algra (1868-1936)
Personal data Aafke Algra
- She was born on November 7, 1868 in Britsum, gem. Leeuwarderadeel (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: dienstmeid.
- She died on June 1, 1936 in Britsum, gem. Leeuwarderadeel (Fr), she was 67 years old.Source 2
- A child of Jelle Jochums Algra and Trijntje Sjoerds Jongsma
- This information was last updated on February 19, 2023.
Household of Aafke Algra
She is married to Sierk Roorda.
They got married on May 20, 1893 at Leeuwarderadeel (Fr), she was 24 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Reinder Roorda 1894-1965
- Jelle Roorda 1895-1975
- Jan Roorda 1896-1903
- Jacob Roorda 1897-????
- Arend Roorda 1898-????
- Tjeerd Roorda 1900-1900
- Trijntje Roorda 1901-1902
- Trijntje Roorda 1904-1939
- Tjeerd Roorda 1910-1944
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Historical events
Birthday November 7, 1868
- The temperature on November 7, 1868 was about 5.9 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 3 » Meiji Restoration in Japan: The Tokugawa shogunate is abolished; agents of Satsuma and Chōshū seize power.
- May 30 » Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "Memorial Day") is observed in the United States for the first time after a proclamation by John A. Logan, head of the Grand Army of the Republic (a veterans group).
- September 25 » The Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Nevsky is shipwrecked off Jutland while carrying Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia.
- November 30 » A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården.
- December 9 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
- December 10 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
Day of marriage May 20, 1893
- The temperature on May 20, 1893 was about 19.9 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 6 » The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison.
- January 21 » The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
- February 1 » Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
- May 1 » The World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago.
- July 9 » Daniel Hale Williams, American heart surgeon, performs the first successful open-heart surgery in United States without anesthesia.
- December 23 » The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.
Day of death June 1, 1936
- The average temperature on June 1, 1936 was 7.7 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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.
- February 26 » In the February 26 Incident, young Japanese military officers attempt to stage a coup against the government.
- March 1 » The Hoover Dam is completed.
- July 26 » King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
- October 27 » Mrs Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce, which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.
- 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 7 » Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton becomes the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.
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- 1861 » Jeff Milton, American police officer († 1947)
- 1867 » Marie Curie, Polish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1934)
- 1872 » Leonora Speyer, American poet and violinist († 1956)
- 1872 » Lucille La Verne, American actress († 1945)
- 1934 » Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, English colonel and polo player (b. 1867)
- 1935 » Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, Romanian-Hungarian general († 1857)
- 1938 » Ödön von Horváth, Croatian-French author and playwright (b. 1901)
- 1941 » Hans Berger, German neurologist and academic (b. 1873)
- 1941 » Hugh Walpole, New Zealand-English author (b. 1884)
- 1943 » Leslie Howard, English actor, director, and producer (b. 1893)
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