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Personal data Klaas Gaatse Westra 

  • He was born on September 6, 1881 in Zwolle.
  • He died on May 2, 1947 in Zuidhorn, he was 65 years old.
  • This information was last updated on July 27, 2008.

Household of Klaas Gaatse Westra

He is married to Willemke Dijkstra.

They got married on May 28, 1908 at Zuidhorn, he was 26 years old.


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Birthday September 6, 1881

  • The temperature on September 6, 1881 was about 15.9 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 24 » China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.
    • March 1 » The first Minnesota State Capitol burns down.
    • April 16 » In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.
    • July 4 » In Alabama, the Tuskegee Institute opens.
    • September 19 » U.S. President James A. Garfield dies of wounds suffered in a July 2 shooting. Vice President Chester A. Arthur becomes President upon Garfield's death.
    • September 20 » U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in, the morning after becoming President upon James A. Garfield's death.

Day of death May 2, 1947

  • The temperature on May 2, 1947 was between 3.8 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 3.9 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
    • January 22 » KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood.
    • February 23 » International Organization for Standardization is founded.
    • March 8 » Thirteen thousand troops of the Republic of China Army arrive in Taiwan after the February 28 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement.
    • July 1 » The Philippine Air Force is established.
    • September 15 » Typhoon Kathleen hit the Kantō region in Japan killing 1,077.
    • October 5 » President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address.


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