Family tree Kaper » Kasper Westinga (1864-1918)
Personal data Kasper Westinga
- He was born on December 28, 1864 in Westerlee, GR, NLD.
- Occupations:
- on April 16, 1891 boerenknecht.
- on October 13, 1891 arbeider.
- on August 10, 1893 arbeider.
- on October 10, 1893 arbeider.
- on August 10, 1895 arbeider.
- on May 16, 1898 arbeider.
- on October 10, 1899 arbeider.
- on July 25, 1914 arbeider.
- on January 7, 1918 arbeider.
- He died on January 7, 1918 in Westerlee, GR, NLD, he was 53 years old.
- A child of Sijpko Westinga and Geertruida Klein
Household of Kasper Westinga
He is married to Engeltje Oosterhuis.
They got married on April 16, 1891 at Scheemda, GR, NLD, he was 26 years old.
Child(ren):
- Folkert Westinga 1893-1893
- Westinga 1898-1898
- Gezina Westinga 1899-1919
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Historical events
Birthday December 28, 1864
- The temperature on December 28, 1864 was about -0.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- April 18 » Battle of Dybbøl: A Prussian-Austrian army defeats Denmark and gains control of Schleswig. Denmark surrenders the province in the following peace settlement.
- April 29 » Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the American Civil War.
- May 21 » American Civil War: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ends.
- May 31 » American Civil War: Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: The Army of Northern Virginia engages the Army of the Potomac.
- June 27 » American Civil War: Confederate forces defeat Union forces during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta Campaign.
- July 28 » American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church: Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia.
Day of marriage April 16, 1891
- The temperature on April 16, 1891 was about 10.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 29 » Liliuokalani is proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
- May 5 » The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
- July 26 » France annexes Tahiti.
- August 24 » Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera.
- October 28 » The Mino–Owari earthquake is the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history.
- December 22 » Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography.
Day of death January 7, 1918
- The temperature on January 7, 1918 was between -3.6 °C and 3.1 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. There was 6.5 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- January 12 » The Minnie Pit Disaster coal mining accident occurs in Halmer End, Staffordshire, in which 155 men and boys die.
- February 1 » Russia adopts the Gregorian calendar.
- April 24 » World War I: First tank-to-tank combat, during the second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux. Three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs.
- September 29 » World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica.
- October 30 » World War I: Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen, a state union of Kingdom of Hungary and Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia is abolished with decisions of Croatian and Hungarian parliaments
- November 11 » Emperor Charles I of Austria relinquishes power.
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Jan Kaper, "Family tree Kaper", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-kaper/I59617.php : accessed February 2, 2026), "Kasper Westinga (1864-1918)".
Jan Kaper, "Family tree Kaper", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-kaper/I59617.php : accessed February 2, 2026), "Kasper Westinga (1864-1918)".