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Personal data Dirk Veenstra 


Household of Dirk Veenstra

He is married to Hester Elzinga.

They got married on June 6, 1908 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 20 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Fokje Veenstra  1911-2004

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1888, Dantumadeel
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/197156/veenstra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1908, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday February 12, 1888

  • The temperature on February 12, 1888 was about 4.8 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • 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 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 11 » The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
    • July 15 » The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
    • September 8 » In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
    • October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
    • October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
    • December 22 » The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement.

Day of marriage June 6, 1908

  • The temperature on June 6, 1908 was between 7.2 °C and 14.5 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • January 24 » The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
    • January 28 » Members of the Portuguese Republican Party fail in their attempted coup d'état against the administrative dictatorship of Prime Minister João Franco.
    • June 30 » The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.
    • July 1 » SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
    • August 17 » Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris, France.
    • October 6 » The Bosnian crisis erupts when Austria-Hungary formally annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Day of death October 7, 1964

  • The temperature on October 7, 1964 was between 8.3 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 16.2 mm of rain during 8.6 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
    • April 8 » The Gemini 1 test flight is conducted.
    • May 5 » The Council of Europe declares May 5 as Europe Day.
    • September 21 » The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's fastest bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California.
    • October 14 » Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence.
    • October 14 » The Soviet Presidium and the Communist Party Central Committee each vote to accept Nikita Khrushchev's "voluntary" request to retire from his offices.
    • December 1 » Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his top-ranking advisers meet to discuss plans to bomb North Vietnam.


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