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Personal data Cornelis Johannes Wierstra 


Household of Cornelis Johannes Wierstra

(1) He is married to Theodora Petronella Korthout.

They got married on October 15, 1924 at Den Haag, he was 26 years old.Source 1

The couple were divorced from June 22, 1928 at Amsterdam.Source 2


(2) He is married to Sophie de Zoete.

They got married after 1939.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Cornelis Johannes Wierstra

Christiaan Wierstra
1834-1921
Johanna Louisa Christina Bonnet
1829-1877
Andries Johannes Krens
1827-1887
Antonia van der Drift
1826-1915
Maria Krens
1871-????

Cornelis Johannes Wierstra
1898-1944

(1) 1924

Theodora Petronella Korthout
1899-????

(2) > 1939

Sophie de Zoete
1908-


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Sources

  1. 7081 GA Den Haag - website http://haagsgemeentearchief.nl/
  2. 0081 GA Den Haag - website http://haagsgemeentearchief.nl/
  3. 7920 Geen gegevens huwelijk gevonden (te recent)

Historical events

Birthday February 14, 1898

  • The temperature on February 14, 1898 was about 2.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • May 1 » Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths.
    • June 10 » Spanish–American War: In the Battle of Guantánamo Bay, U.S. Marines begin the American invasion of Spanish-held Cuba.
    • July 4 » En route from New York to Le Havre, the SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks off the coast of Sable Island, with the loss of 549 lives.
    • August 13 » Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
    • October 6 » Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the largest American music fraternity, is founded at the New England Conservatory of Music.
    • December 3 » The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club defeated an all-star collection of early football players 16–0, in what is considered to be the very first all-star game for professional American football.

Day of marriage October 15, 1924

  • The temperature on October 15, 1924 was between 7.8 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
    • January 22 » Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
    • March 8 » A mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah.
    • July 11 » Eric Liddell won the gold medal in 400m at the 1924 Paris Olympics, after refusing to run in the heats for 100m, his favoured distance, on the Sunday.
    • July 24 » Themistoklis Sofoulis becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
    • November 23 » Edwin Hubble's discovery, that the Andromeda "nebula" is actually another island galaxy far outside of our own Milky Way, is first published in The New York Times.
    • December 19 » The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England.

Day of death December 24, 1944

  • The temperature on December 24, 1944 was between -7.3 °C and 1.1 °C and averaged -3.8 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 3 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • January 5 » The Daily Mail becomes the first major London newspaper to be published on both sides of the Atlantic.
    • March 5 » World War II: The Red Army begins the Uman–Botoșani Offensive in the western Ukrainian SSR.
    • April 14 » Bombay explosion: A massive explosion in Bombay harbor kills 300 and causes economic damage valued then at 20million pounds.
    • June 20 » Continuation War: The Soviet Union demands an unconditional surrender from Finland during the beginning of partially successful Vyborg-Petrozavodsk Offensive. The Finnish government refuses.
    • August 5 » World War II: The Nazis begin a week-long massacre of between 40,000 and 50,000 civilians and prisoners of war in Wola, Poland.
    • October 27 » World War II: German forces capture Banská Bystrica during Slovak National Uprising thus bringing it to an end.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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