Family tree Kooistra » Jan Jans Veenstra (1872-1917)

Personal data Jan Jans Veenstra 

  • He was born on January 15, 1872 in Giekerk (Tietjerksteradeel-Fr).
  • He died on November 1, 1917 in Giekerk (Tietjerksteradeel-Fr), he was 45 years old.
    Tijdstip: 09:00
  • This information was last updated on August 29, 2017.

Household of Jan Jans Veenstra

He is married to Neeltje Kooistra.

They got married on May 8, 1897 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday January 15, 1872

  • The temperature on January 15, 1872 was about 1.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 22 » The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
    • March 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
    • May 22 » Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
    • July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
    • November 5 » Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
    • November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.

Day of death November 1, 1917

  • The temperature on November 1, 1917 was between 1.3 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
    • March 8 » International Women's Day protests in St. Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23rd in the Julian calendar).
    • June 28 » World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers.
    • October 26 » First World War: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
    • November 5 » Tikhon is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church.
    • December 6 » World War I: USSJacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine SMU-53.
    • December 15 » World War I: An armistice between Russia and the Central Powers is signed.


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