Family tree Weening » Wietske Veenstra (1864-1950)
Personal data Wietske Veenstra
- She was born on July 9, 1864 in Drachten, gem. Smallingerland (Fr).Source 1
Kind erkend bij huwelijk ouders d.d. 13 augustus 1864
- Profession: arbeidster.
- She died on March 13, 1950 in Smallingerland (Fr), she was 85 years old.Source 2
- A child of Melle Veenstra and Antje Brugts de Vries
- This information was last updated on April 7, 2024.
Household of Wietske Veenstra
(1) She is married to Johannes Barelds Nijboer.
They got married on November 17, 1888 at Smallingerland (Fr), she was 24 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Baaye Nijboer 1889-1962
- Metje Nijboer 1897-1981
- Atje Nijboer 1899-1971
(2) She is married to Taede de Haan.
They got married on February 6, 1925 at Smallingerland (Fr), she was 60 years old.Source 4
The couple were divorced from November 1, 1934 at Leeuwarden (Fr).
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Historical events
Birthday July 9, 1864
- The temperature on July 9, 1864 was about 16.3 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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.
- June 15 » Arlington National Cemetery is established when 200 acres (0.81km) of the Arlington estate (formerly owned by Confederate General Robert E. Lee) are officially set aside as a military cemetery by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.
- July 8 » Ikedaya Incident: The Choshu Han shishi's planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya.
- July 24 » American Civil War: Battle of Kernstown: Confederate General Jubal Early defeats Union troops led by General George Crook in an effort to keep them out of the Shenandoah Valley.
- August 5 » American Civil War: The Battle of Mobile Bay begins at Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports.
- August 23 » American Civil War: The Union Navy captures Fort Morgan, Alabama, thus breaking Confederate dominance of all ports on the Gulf of Mexico except Galveston, Texas.
- December 22 » American Civil War: Savannah, Georgia, falls to the forces of General Sherman.
Day of marriage February 6, 1925
- The temperature on February 6, 1925 was between 3.8 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 5.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
- February 28 » The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.
- April 4 » The Schutzstaffel (SS) is founded under Adolf Hitler's Nazi party in Germany.
- April 26 » Paul von Hindenburg defeats Wilhelm Marx in the second round of the German presidential election to become the first directly elected head of state of the Weimar Republic.
- May 1 » The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is officially founded. Today it is the largest trade union in the world, with 134million members.
- May 14 » Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is published.
- July 21 » Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to exceed 150mph (241km/h) on land. At Pendine Sands in Wales, he drives Sunbeam 350HP built by Sunbeam at a two-way average speed of 150.33mph (242km/h).
Day of death March 13, 1950
- The temperature on March 13, 1950 was between -1.1 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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)
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
- January 17 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 79 relating to arms control is adopted.
- February 8 » Cold War: The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established.
- February 9 » Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists.
- June 28 » Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. The city falls later that day.
- July 5 » Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
- November 13 » General Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, President of Venezuela, is assassinated in Caracas.
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