Family tree Wester-Elzinga-de Brouwer-Duin » Fokje Wiersma (1879-1953)
Personal data Fokje Wiersma
Source 1- Alternative name: Elzinga (married name, assumed as part of marriage)
- She was born on July 2, 1879 in Abbega, Wymbritseradeel, FR, NL.
RIN: MH:IF3 - She died on April 30, 1953 in Bolsward, Sâªdwest Fryslâ¢n, FR, NL, she was 73 years old.
RIN: MH:IF4 - A child of Rienk Wiersma and Tjitske Abma
- This information was last updated on March 31, 2024.
Household of Fokje Wiersma
She is married to Jelle Mattheus Elzinga.
Referentienummer: MH:F1
They got married on April 20, 1905 at Wymbritseradiel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 25 years old.Source 2
Child(ren):
- Wybe Elzinga -1909
- Tjitske Elzinga 1905-1985
- Mattheus Elzinga 1907-2004
- Rienk Elzinga 1907-1941
- Taede Elzinga 1910-1926
- Jelle Johannes Elzinga 1911-2002
- Johannes Elzinga 1913-1984
- Pieter Elzinga 1914-1914
- Pieter Elzinga 1918-1988
- Pietje Elzinga 1920-2010
- Minke Elzinga 1921-2014
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Historical events
Birthday July 2, 1879
- The temperature on July 2, 1879 was about 16.9 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- 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 1879: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 13 » In Mozart Gardens Brooklyn Ada Anderson completed a great feat of pedestrianism - 2700 quarter miles in 2700 quarter hours, earning her $8000.
- April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
- July 4 » Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.
- August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
- October 8 » War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.
- October 22 » Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasts 13⁄2 hours before burning out).
Day of marriage April 20, 1905
- The temperature on April 20, 1905 was between 0.9 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- 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 1905: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
- January 26 » The world's largest diamond ever, the Cullinan weighing 3,106.75 carats (0.621350kg), is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa.
- February 5 » In Mexico, the General Hospital of Mexico is inaugurated, started with four basic specialties.
- April 4 » In India, an earthquake hits the Kangra Valley, killing 20,000, and destroying most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamshala.
- May 5 » The trial in the Stratton Brothers case begins in London, England; it marks the first time that fingerprint evidence is used to gain a conviction for murder.
- May 27 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima begins.
- November 21 » Albert Einstein's paper that leads to the mass–energy equivalence formula, E=mc², is published in the journal Annalen der Physik.
Day of death April 30, 1953
- The temperature on April 30, 1953 was between 5.2 °C and 14.5 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
- February 11 » The Soviet Union breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel.
- March 1 » Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and collapses; he dies four days later.
- April 8 » Mau Mau leader Jomo Kenyatta is convicted by British Kenya's rulers.
- April 29 » The first U.S. experimental 3D television broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV.
- May 25 » The first public television station in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston.
- July 17 » The largest number of United States midshipman casualties in a single event results from an aircraft crash in Florida, killing 44.
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