Genealogy Jan van de Wege and Janna Dekkers » Wigle "William" Schilstra (1885-1929)
Personal data Wigle "William" Schilstra
- Nickname is William.
- He was born on February 7, 1885 in Oudemirdum.
- He died on January 31, 1929 in Holland, Michigan, Verenigde Staten, he was 43 years old.Source 1
- He is buried in Zeeland, Michigan, Verenigde Staten.
- A child of Wiebe Hendrik Schilstra and Janke Wigles Dijkstra
- This information was last updated on January 5, 2018.
Household of Wigle "William" Schilstra
He is married to Elberta Alting.
They got married.
Child(ren):
- Daisy Elvira Schilstra ± 1913-2002
- Wallace Glen Schilstra 1920-2002
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Birthday February 7, 1885
- The temperature on February 7, 1885 was about 8.2 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. 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.
- January 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
- January 3 » Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop
- March 19 » Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.
- May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
- July 23 » President Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer.
- October 13 » The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
Day of death January 31, 1929
- The temperature on January 31, 1929 was between -0.9 °C and 4.2 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- 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 1929: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
- January 6 » King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes suspends his country's constitution (the January 6th Dictatorship).
- June 8 » Margaret Bondfield is appointed Minister of Labour. She is the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
- June 21 » An agreement brokered by U.S. Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow ends the Cristero War in Mexico.
- August 8 » The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight.
- September 7 » Steamer Kuru capsizes and sinks on Lake Näsijärvi near Tampere in Finland. One hundred thirty-six lives are lost.
- November 29 » U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole.
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