Family tree Weening » Klaaske Westra (1919-1973)
Personal data Klaaske Westra
- She was born on October 4, 1919 in Gerkesklooster, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- She died on January 7, 1973 in -, she was 53 years old.Source 2
- She is buried in Leeuwarden (Fr).
- A child of Hendrik Westra and Frouwkje van der Woude
- This information was last updated on January 18, 2023.
Household of Klaaske Westra
She is married to Derk Holman.
They got married on September 18, 1946 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 26 years old.Source 3
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Historical events
Birthday October 4, 1919
- The temperature on October 4, 1919 was between 9.9 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 1919: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
- January 18 » Ignacy Jan Paderewski becomes Prime Minister of the newly independent Poland.
- February 26 » President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of Congress establishing the Grand Canyon National Park.
- April 16 » Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army launches the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius in modern Lithuania.
- May 15 » The Winnipeg general strike begins. By 11:00, almost the whole working population of Winnipeg had walked off the job.
- October 7 » KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
- October 16 » Adolf Hitler delivers his first public address at a meeting of the German Workers' Party.
Day of marriage September 18, 1946
- The temperature on September 18, 1946 was between 10.5 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 14.2 mm of rain during 7.5 hours. The average windspeed was 4 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)
- From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
- January 3 » Popular Canadian American jockey George Woolf dies in a freak accident during a race; the annual George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award is created to honor him.
- January 25 » The United Mine Workers rejoins the American Federation of Labor.
- April 29 » The International Military Tribunal for the Far East convenes and indicts former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders for war crimes.
- May 9 » King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates and is succeeded by Umberto II.
- August 16 » Mass riots in Kolkata begin; more than 4,000 people would be killed in 72 hours.
- September 20 » Six days after a referendum, King Christian X of Denmark annuls the declaration of independence of the Faroe Islands.
Day of death January 7, 1973
- The temperature on January 7, 1973 was between 0.3 °C and 3.8 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
- January 1 » Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom are admitted into the European Economic Community.
- January 22 » The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo moon landing mission.
- February 21 » Over the Sinai Desert, Israeli fighter aircraft shoot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 jet killing 108 people.
- June 20 » Aeroméxico Flight 229 crashes on approach to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, killing all 27 people on board.
- October 17 » OPEC imposes an oil embargo against countries they deem to have helped Israel in the Yom Kippur War.
- November 14 » The Athens Polytechnic uprising, a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–74, begins.
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