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Personal data Jan Wapstra 

  • He was born on May 24, 1875 in Noordwolde gem. Weststellingwerf.
  • Profession: Verpleger.
  • He died on October 16, 1956 in Apeldoorn, he was 81 years old.Source 1
  • He is buried in Begraafplaats Soerenseweg Apeldoorn.Source 2
  • This information was last updated on November 26, 2021.

Household of Jan Wapstra

He is married to Berendina Botter.

They got married on October 18, 1919 at Meppel, he was 44 years old.Source 3


Notes about Jan Wapstra

Zoon van Berend Remmelts Wapstra en Jantje Blauw.

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Sources

  1. Online -begraafplaatsen
  2. (Not public)
  3. Huw. akte 90 Gem Meppel

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Historical events

Birthday May 24, 1875

  • The temperature on May 24, 1875 was about 19.5 °C. The air pressure was 24 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 46%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
    • February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
    • March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
    • April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
    • May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
    • May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.

Day of death October 16, 1956

  • The temperature on October 16, 1956 was between 6.2 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (65%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
    • January 8 » Operation Auca: Five U.S. missionaries are killed by the Huaorani of Ecuador shortly after making contact with them.
    • January 30 » African-American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.'s home is bombed in retaliation for the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
    • March 20 » Tunisia gains independence from France.
    • September 25 » TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated.
    • September 27 » USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first person to exceed Mach 3. Shortly thereafter, the Bell X-2 goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed.
    • October 17 » Bobby Fischer defeats Donald Byrne in the chess Game of the Century.


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