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Personal data Gerben Buruma 


Household of Gerben Buruma

He is married to Theodora Hansma.

They got married on November 1, 1951, he was 26 years old.

Datum: meint van schepen

Child(ren):

  1. Hendrik Buruma  1952-2007
  2. Aaltje Buruma  1953-2011 
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerben Buruma

Gerben Buruma
1925-1990

1951

Theodora Hansma
1932-2019

Hendrik Buruma
1952-2007
Aaltje Buruma
1953-2011
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Birthday June 15, 1925

  • The temperature on June 15, 1925 was between 7.4 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 3 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
    • March 21 » The Butler Act prohibits the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee.
    • April 10 » The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
    • July 21 » Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to exceed 150mph (241km/h) on land. At Pendine Sands in Wales, he drives Sunbeam 350HP built by Sunbeam at a two-way average speed of 150.33mph (242km/h).
    • July 25 » Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) is established.
    • August 5 » Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.
    • September 3 » USSShenandoah, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, Zachary Lansdowne.

Day of marriage November 1, 1951

  • The temperature on November 1, 1951 was between 2.2 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (13%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
    • March 28 » First Indochina War: In the Battle of Mạo Khê, French Union forces, led by World War II hero Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, inflict a defeat on Việt Minh forces commanded by General Võ Nguyên Giáp.
    • April 11 » The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey.
    • June 14 » UNIVAC I is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau.
    • October 3 » Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San pits Commonwealth troops against communist Chinese troops.
    • October 16 » The first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi.
    • November 1 » Operation Buster–Jangle: Six thousand five hundred American soldiers are exposed to 'Desert Rock' atomic explosions for training purposes in Nevada. Participation is not voluntary.

Day of death July 21, 1990

  • The temperature on July 21, 1990 was between 12.4 °C and 26.2 °C and averaged 19.3 °C. There was 12.2 hours of sunshine (76%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1990: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.9 million citizens.
    • February 13 » German reunification: An agreement is reached on a two-stage plan to reunite Germany.
    • March 1 » Steve Jackson Games is raided by the United States Secret Service, prompting the later formation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
    • April 12 » Jim Gary's "Twentieth Century Dinosaurs" exhibition opens at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. He is the only sculptor ever invited to present a solo exhibition there.
    • June 20 » Asteroid Eureka is discovered.
    • October 2 » Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 128.
    • November 15 » Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis launches with flight STS-38.


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