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Household of Willem Rietsema

He is married to Jacomina Beukema.

They got married on March 24, 1906 at Bedum, he was 22 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Rietsema

Adam Post
± 1813-????
Maria Hindriks Schreuder
1820-1862
Hindrik Rietsema
± 1853-1933
Aafke Post
1846-1913

Willem Rietsema
1883-1962

1906

Jacomina Beukema
± 1884-????


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    Historical events

    Birthday December 18, 1883

    • The temperature on December 18, 1883 was about 1.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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 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 year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • March 20 » The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.
      • May 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
      • July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvuan army at the Battle of Huamachuco, hastening the end of the war.
      • August 26 » The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
      • August 27 » Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
      • November 9 » The 90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles, (later the Royal Winnipeg Rifles) of the Canadian Armed Forces is founded.

    Day of marriage March 24, 1906

    • The temperature on March 24, 1906 was between -2.0 °C and 2.6 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
      • April 8 » Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
      • June 25 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
      • June 30 » The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
      • August 5 » Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy.
      • September 24 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.
      • December 31 » Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar signs the Persian Constitution of 1906.

    Day of death November 16, 1962

    • The temperature on November 16, 1962 was between -0.5 °C and 4.2 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
      • March 18 » The Évian Accords end the Algerian War of Independence, which had begun in 1954.
      • June 2 » During the FIFA World Cup, police had to intervene multiple times in fights between Chilean and Italian players in one of the most violent games in football history.
      • June 7 » The Organisation Armée Secrète (OAS) sets fire to the University of Algiers library building, destroying about 500,000 books.
      • August 31 » Trinidad and Tobago becomes independent.
      • October 11 » The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years.
      • November 24 » The influential British satirical television programme That Was the Week That Was is first broadcast.
    

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