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Household of Willem VAATSTRA

He is married to Ewertje van der MAAR.

They got married on April 22, 1930 at Kloosterburen Groningen Netherlands, he was 21 years old.


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Notes about Willem VAATSTRA

5C1R from Eeuwe Ennes Wiersma (1736 - 1811) and Dieuwke Martens (1737 - 1807).
6C2R from Minne Heertjes (1680 - ?) and Dieuwerke Repkes Froma.
7C1R from Ywe Julles (ca 1680 - ca 1727) and Menschein Boukes (ca 1680 - ca 1762).

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Birthday April 16, 1909

  • The temperature on April 16, 1909 was between 0.8 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
    • January 28 » United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish–American War.
    • February 12 » The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
    • February 23 » The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
    • March 23 » Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society.
    • August 19 » The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
    • September 20 » The South Africa Act 1909 creates the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies from four smaller colonies.

Day of marriage April 22, 1930

  • The temperature on April 22, 1930 was between 2.8 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 2 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1930: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
    • January 31 » 3M begins marketing Scotch Tape.
    • March 29 » Heinrich Brüning is appointed German Reichskanzler.
    • April 6 » At the end of the Salt March, Gandhi raises a lump of mud and salt and declares, "With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire."
    • July 30 » In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup.
    • September 17 » The Kurdish Ararat rebellion is suppressed by the Turks.
    • December 2 » Great Depression: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a $150 million (equivalent to $2,296,000,000 in 2019) public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.

Day of death May 12, 1977

  • The temperature on May 12, 1977 was between 9.1 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 16.6 mm of rain during 7.0 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (35%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1977: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.8 million citizens.
    • February 4 » A Chicago Transit Authority elevated train rear-ends another and derails, killing 11 and injuring 180, the worst accident in the agency's history.
    • March 9 » The Hanafi Siege: In a thirty-nine-hour standoff, armed Hanafi Muslims seize three Washington, D.C., buildings.
    • March 27 » Tenerife airport disaster: Two Boeing 747 airliners collide on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 (all 248 on KLM and 335 on Pan Am). Sixty-one survived on the Pan Am flight. This is the deadliest aviation accident in history.
    • May 17 » Nolan Bushnell opened the first Chuck E. Cheese's in San Jose, California.
    • June 27 » France grants independence to Djibouti.
    • July 20 » The Johnstown flood of 1977 kills 84 people and causes millions of dollars in damages.


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