Family tree Weening » Jan Dijkstra (1890-1970)
Personal data Jan Dijkstra
- He was born on October 26, 1890 in Akkerwoude, gem. Dantumadeel (Fr).Source 1
- He died on March 26, 1970 in Hardegarijp, gem. Tietjerksteradeel (Fr), he was 79 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Hardegarijp, gem. Tietjerksteradeel (Fr).
- A child of Eelke Jans Dijkstra and Ytje de Vries
- This information was last updated on July 26, 2024.
Household of Jan Dijkstra
He is married to Aaltje Kooistra.
They got married on January 6, 1917 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 26 years old.Source 3
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1890, Dantumadeel
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/123938/dijkstra
Huwelijksregister 1917, Achtkarspelen
Historical events
Birthday October 26, 1890
- The temperature on October 26, 1890 was about 4.1 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- July 3 » Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
- August 7 » Anna Månsdotter became the last woman to be executed in Sweden for the 1889 Yngsjö murder.
- September 24 » The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.
- November 4 » City and South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell.
- November 23 » King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him.
- December 29 » Wounded Knee Massacre on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 300 Lakota are killed by the United States 7th Cavalry Regiment.
Day of marriage January 6, 1917
- The temperature on January 6, 1917 was between -0.6 °C and 1.7 °C and averaged 0.8 °C. There was 4.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- February 3 » First World War: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- October 15 » World War I: Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by France for espionage.
- October 31 » World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
- November 7 » The Gregorian calendar date of the October Revolution, which gets its name from the Julian calendar date of 25 October. On this date in 1917, the Bolsheviks storm the Winter Palace.
- December 9 » World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem, Palestine.
Day of death March 26, 1970
- The temperature on March 26, 1970 was between -3.9 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (51%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1970: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.0 million citizens.
- January 22 » The Boeing 747, the world's first "jumbo jet", enters commercial service for launch customer Pan American Airways with its maiden voyage from John F. Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
- February 11 » Japan launches Ohsumi, becoming the fourth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster.
- April 8 » Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed.
- June 4 » Tonga gains independence from the United Kingdom.
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