Family tree Weening » Geert Jacobs Bosma (1843-1931)
Personal data Geert Jacobs Bosma
- He was born on March 7, 1843 in Drachten, gem. Smallingerland (Fr).Source 1
- He died on March 15, 1931 in Oudega, gem. Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland, he was 88 years old.Source 2
- A child of Jacob Geerts Bosma and Antje Sjoerds Veenstra
- This information was last updated on April 7, 2024.
Household of Geert Jacobs Bosma
He is married to Grietje Rinderts Wenning.
They got married on May 18, 1872 at Smallingerland (Fr), he was 29 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Joukje Bosma 1872-1887
- Joukje Bosma 1888-1971
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Birthday March 7, 1843
- The temperature on March 7, 1843 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1843: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- June 17 » The Wairau Affray, the first serious clash of arms between Māori and British settlers in the New Zealand Wars, takes place.
- September 21 » John Williams Wilson takes possession of the Strait of Magellan on behalf of the Chilean government.
- October 1 » The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London, UK.
- October 16 » William Rowan Hamilton invents quaternions, a three-dimensional system of complex numbers.
- November 28 » Ka Lā Hui (Hawaiian Independence Day): The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation.
- December 16 » The discovery of octonions by John T. Graves, who denoted them with a boldface O, was announced to his mathematician friend William Hamilton, discoverer of quaternions, in a letter on this date.
Day of marriage May 18, 1872
- The temperature on May 18, 1872 was about 12.7 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. 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)
- In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- March 11 » Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
- April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
- July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
- September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
- November 5 » Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
- December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.
Day of death March 15, 1931
- The temperature on March 15, 1931 was between -1.3 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
- February 13 » The British Raj completes its transfer from Calcutta to New Delhi.
- April 14 » The Spanish Cortes deposes King Alfonso XIII and proclaims the Second Spanish Republic.
- July 1 » Wiley Post and Harold Gatty become the first people to circumnavigate the globe in a single-engined monoplane aircraft.
- August 24 » France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality pact.
- September 30 » Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
- October 17 » Al Capone is convicted of income tax evasion.
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