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Personal data Renske "Rena" Holwerda 

  • Nickname is Rena.
  • She was born on May 25, 1914 in Wetzens.
  • She died on February 13, 1972 in Bowmanville Canada, she was 57 years old.
  • This information was last updated on April 26, 2022.

Household of Renske "Rena" Holwerda

She is married to Jan Malda.

They got married on May 11, 1939 at Ferwerderadeel, she was 24 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday May 25, 1914

  • The temperature on May 25, 1914 was between 6.1 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • August 2 » The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
    • August 6 » World War I: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia.
    • August 15 » The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SSAncon.
    • September 8 » World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war.
    • September 17 » World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.
    • September 18 » The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I.

Day of death February 13, 1972

  • The temperature on February 13, 1972 was between 1.5 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (8%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1972: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.3 million citizens.
    • February 28 » China–United States relations: The United States and China sign the Shanghai Communiqué.
    • April 2 » Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.
    • June 15 » Red Army Faction co-founder Ulrike Meinhof is captured by police in Langenhagen.
    • October 13 » Aeroflot Flight 217 crashes outside Moscow, killing 174.
    • December 13 » Apollo program: Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin the third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA) or "Moonwalk" of Apollo 17. To date they are the last humans to set foot on the Moon.
    • December 19 » Apollo program: The last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, crewed by Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Harrison Schmitt, returns to Earth.


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