Family tree Griffioen Jellema Friese Adel » Wiert Louwes Veenstra (1880-????)

Personal data Wiert Louwes Veenstra 


Household of Wiert Louwes Veenstra

He is married to Hielkje Johanna Hof.

They got married on October 4, 1912 at Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, he was 31 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday October 19, 1880

  • The temperature on October 19, 1880 was about 8.2 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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 1880: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 27 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.
    • February 13 » Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission.
    • June 24 » First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.
    • August 14 » Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
    • September 1 » The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
    • September 16 » The Cornell Daily Sun prints its first issue in Ithaca, New York. The Sun is the United States' oldest, continuously-independent college daily.

Day of marriage October 4, 1912

  • The temperature on October 4, 1912 was between -2.2 °C and 12.4 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • February 14 » The U.S. Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.
    • May 13 » The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
    • August 6 » The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
    • October 7 » The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction.
    • October 26 » First Balkan War: The Ottomans lose the cities of Thessaloniki and Skopje.
    • November 12 » King George I of Greece makes a triumphal entry into Thessaloniki after its liberation from 482 years of Ottoman rule.


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