Genealogy De Wit (stad Groningen) » Hendrik "Henry" Dijkstra (1885-1953)
Personal data Hendrik "Henry" Dijkstra
Source 1Source 1- Alternative name: Hendrik Dijkstra
- Nickname is Henry.
- He was born on January 1, 1885 in Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland.Source 1
- He died on June 18, 1953 in Kankakee County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten, he was 68 years old.
- A child of Melis Dijkstra and Janna Brouwer
- This information was last updated on November 4, 2023.
Household of Hendrik "Henry" Dijkstra
He is married to Kate Hoekstra.
They got married on December 25, 1904 at Chicago, Illinois, Verenigde Staten, he was 19 years old.
Child(ren):
- Rose Dykstra 1905-1982
- Johanna Dykstra 1909-1942
- Cornelius Dykstra 1911-2004
- Richard Dykstra 1915-2007
- Robert Dykstra 1916-2015
- Mildred Dykstra 1921-1969
- Ralph Dykstra 1923-2019
- Harold Dykstra 1928-2015
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Historical events
Birthday January 1, 1885
- The temperature on January 1, 1885 was about -1.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 21 » The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
- March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
- March 24 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Bang Bo on the Tonkin-Guangxi border.
- August 29 » Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.
- September 12 » Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional Association football.
- October 13 » The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
Day of marriage December 25, 1904
- The temperature on December 25, 1904 was between 1.0 °C and 4.4 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 1904: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
- February 28 » S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal.
- April 8 » Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times.
- May 10 » The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.
- May 21 » The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.
- August 23 » The automobile tire chain is patented.
- October 27 » The first underground New York City Subway line opens, later designated as the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line.
Day of death June 18, 1953
- The temperature on June 18, 1953 was between 8.3 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (7%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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.
- January 3 » Frances P. Bolton and her son, Oliver from Ohio, become the first mother and son to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Congress.
- January 5 » The play Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett receives its première in Paris.
- April 13 » CIA director Allen Dulles launches the mind-control program Project MKUltra.
- May 25 » Nuclear weapons testing: At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test.
- June 9 » The Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence kills 94 people in Massachusetts.
- December 10 » British Prime Minister Winston Churchill receives the Nobel Prize in literature.
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