Kramer Family Tree » Jeltje Veenstra (1898-1974)
Personal data Jeltje Veenstra
Source 1- She was born on May 21, 1898 in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland.
- She died on May 20, 1974 in Wijdemeren, Loosdrecht, Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland, she was 75 years old.
- She is buried in Kerk te Wijdemeren, Loosdrecht, Noord-Holland, Nederland.
- A child of Rieuwerd Veenstra and Ybeltje Speelman
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Historical events
Birthday May 21, 1898
- The temperature on May 21, 1898 was about 14.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- June 27 » The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
- July 3 » A Spanish squadron, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is defeated by an American squadron under William T. Sampson in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
- August 11 » Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
- August 23 » The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from London.
- September 13 » Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
- October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.
Day of death May 20, 1974
- The temperature on May 20, 1974 was between 8.7 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (34%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
- January 19 » China gains control over all the Paracel Islands after a military engagement between the naval forces of China and South Vietnam
- February 4 » The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California.
- March 4 » People magazine is published for the first time in the United States as People Weekly.
- April 3 » The 1974 Super Outbreak occurs, the second biggest tornado outbreak in recorded history (after the 2011 Super Outbreak). The death toll is 315, with nearly 5,500 injured.
- May 28 » Northern Ireland's power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement collapses following a general strike by loyalists.
Same birth/death day
- 1895 » Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexican general, president (1934–1940) and father of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas († 1970)
- 1898 » Armand Hammer, American physician and businessman, founded Occidental Petroleum († 1990)
- 1898 » Carl Johnson, American long jumper († 1932)
- 1898 » Charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and judge († 1967)
- 1898 » John McLaughlin, American painter and translator († 1976)
- 1901 » Regina M. Anderson, Multiracial playwright and librarian († 1993)
- 1973 » Jarno Saarinen, Finnish motorcycle racer (b. 1945)
- 1973 » Renzo Pasolini, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1938)
- 1975 » Barbara Hepworth, English sculptor and lithographer (b. 1903)
- 1976 » Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz, Uruguayan politician (b. 1934)
- 1976 » Syd Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1911)
- 1976 » Zelmar Michelini, Uruguayan journalist and politician (b. 1924)
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Louis Kramer, "Kramer Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kramer_stamboom/I575309.php : accessed January 23, 2026), "Jeltje Veenstra (1898-1974)".
Louis Kramer, "Kramer Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kramer_stamboom/I575309.php : accessed January 23, 2026), "Jeltje Veenstra (1898-1974)".