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Personal data Eelke Boonstra 

  • He was born on March 15, 1903 in Suameer.
  • He died on October 23, 1989, he was 86 years old.
  • He is buried in Giekerk (Hervormde Begraafplaats).
  • This information was last updated on July 18, 2022.

Household of Eelke Boonstra

He is married to Sijtske Scheffer.

They got married on April 27, 1933, he was 30 years old.

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Birthday March 15, 1903

  • The temperature on March 15, 1903 was between 2.1 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (24%). 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 year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • January 17 » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
    • May 29 » In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
    • July 19 » Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.
    • July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
    • August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
    • August 18 » German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.

Day of death October 23, 1989

  • The temperature on October 23, 1989 was between 13.5 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • 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 1989: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.8 million citizens.
    • June 7 » Surinam Airways Flight 764 crashes on approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport in Suriname because of pilot error, killing 176 of 187 aboard.
    • July 17 » First flight of the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber.
    • August 20 » The pleasure boat Marchioness sinks on the River Thames following a collision. Fifty-one people are killed.
    • August 24 » Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose is banned from baseball for gambling by Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti.
    • November 10 » Longtime Bulgarian leader Todor Zhivkov is removed from office and replaced by Petar Mladenov.
    • November 22 » In West Beirut, a bomb explodes near the motorcade of Lebanese President René Moawad, killing him.


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