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Personal data Douwe Terpstra 


Household of Douwe Terpstra

(1) He is married to Tjitske Fokkens.

They got married on May 7, 1881 at Wonseradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 24 years old.


(2) He is married to Geertje Jenema.

They got married on November 10, 1920 at Wonseradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 63 years old.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Douwe Terpstra

Douwe Doekles Terpstra
1797-1855
Antje Douwes Reitsma
1801-1860
Pieter Minks van der Schaaf
1802-1877
Trijntje Douwes Baarda
1801-1886

Douwe Terpstra
1857-1931

(1) 1881

Tjitske Fokkens
1855-1916

(2) 1920

Geertje Jenema
1866-1953


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    Historical events

    Birthday May 4, 1857

    • The temperature on May 4, 1857 was about 11.1 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 49%. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1857: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
      • March 23 » Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.
      • May 11 » Indian Rebellion of 1857: Indian rebels seize Delhi from the British.
      • May 26 » Dred Scott is emancipated by the Blow family, his original owners.
      • August 24 » The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history.
      • October 24 » Sheffield F.C., the world's oldest association football club still in operation, is founded in England.
      • November 16 » Second relief of Lucknow: Twenty-four Victoria Crosses are awarded, the most in a single day.

    Day of marriage November 10, 1920

    • The temperature on November 10, 1920 was between -3.7 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 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 1920: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
      • January 16 » The League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris, France.
      • January 19 » The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is founded.
      • March 28 » Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states.
      • August 10 » World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies.
      • August 11 » The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty, which relinquished Russia's authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed, ending the Latvian War of Independence.
      • November 21 » Irish War of Independence: In Dublin, 31 people are killed in what became known as "Bloody Sunday".

    Day of death October 2, 1931

    • The temperature on October 2, 1931 was between 9.9 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
      • March 31 » A Transcontinental & Western Air airliner crashes near Bazaar, Kansas, killing eight, including University of Notre Dame head football coach Knute Rockne.
      • August 24 » Resignation of the United Kingdom's Second Labour Government. Formation of the UK National Government.
      • September 18 » The Mukden Incident gives Japan a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
      • October 1 » Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution.
      • October 21 » A secret society in the Imperial Japanese Army launches an abortive coup d'état attempt.
      • November 7 » The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.
    

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