Kramer Family Tree » Fokke Roels Veenstra (1897-1974)
Personal data Fokke Roels Veenstra
Source 1- He was born on August 2, 1897 in Nijega-Smallingerland.
- He died on February 13, 1974 in Drachten, Smallingerland, he was 76 years old.
- A child of Roel F. Veenstra and Antje Jans van der Veen
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Historical events
Birthday August 2, 1897
- The temperature on August 2, 1897 was about 20.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- 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 1897: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 1 » Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
- May 26 » The original manuscript of William Bradford's history, "Of Plymouth Plantation" is returned to the Governor of Massachusetts by the Bishop of London after being taken during the American Revolutionary War.
- July 11 » Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies.
- August 2 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
- August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
- August 31 » Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
Day of death February 13, 1974
- The temperature on February 13, 1974 was between 1.2 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (79%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
- January 18 » A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War.
- February 23 » The Symbionese Liberation Army demands $4 million more to release kidnap victim Patty Hearst.
- April 25 » Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime and establishes a democratic government.
- May 15 » Ma'alot massacre: Members of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine attack and take hostages at an Israeli school; a total of 31 people are killed, including 22 schoolchildren.
- September 10 » Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal.
- November 24 » Donald Johanson and Tom Gray discover the 40% complete Australopithecus afarensis skeleton, nicknamed "Lucy" (after The Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"), in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia's Afar Depression.
Same birth/death day
- 1894 » Bertha Lutz, Brazilian feminist and scientist (d.1976)
- 1895 » Matt Henderson, New Zealand cricketer († 1970)
- 1897 » Karl-Otto Koch, German SS officer († 1945)
- 1897 » Max Weber, Swiss lawyer and politician († 1974)
- 1898 » Ernő Nagy, Hungarian fencer († 1977)
- 1899 » Charles Bennett, English director and screenwriter († 1995)
- 1968 » Mae Marsh, American actress (b. 1895)
- 1968 » Portia White, Canadian opera singer (b. 1911)
- 1973 » Marinus Jan Granpré Molière, Dutch architect and educator (b. 1883)
- 1975 » André Beaufre, French general (b. 1902)
- 1976 » Lily Pons, French-American soprano and actress (b. 1904)
- 1976 » Murtala Mohammed, Nigerian general and politician, 4th President of Nigeria (b. 1938)
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Louis Kramer, "Kramer Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kramer_stamboom/I561965.php : accessed February 4, 2026), "Fokke Roels Veenstra (1897-1974)".