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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gepke Westerdijk

Klaas Westerdijk
1835-1897
Helena Sytzes de Haan
1834-1915
Bouwe Foekes van der Woude
1840-1913
Gepke Geerts Hoekstra
1838-1908

Gepke Westerdijk
1893-1963


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1893, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1963, Leeuwarden

Historical events

Birthday April 22, 1893

  • The temperature on April 22, 1893 was about 11.8 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 17 » Lorrin A. Thurston, along with the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety, led the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the government of Queen Liliʻuokalani.
    • February 1 » Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
    • March 1 » Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
    • June 5 » The trial of Lizzie Borden for the murder of her father and step-mother begins in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
    • September 16 » Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma.
    • September 28 » Foundation of the Portuguese football club FC Porto.

Day of death January 17, 1963

  • The temperature on January 17, 1963 was between -14.6 °C and -7.1 °C and averaged -11.2 °C. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • 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 1963: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.9 million citizens.
    • January 2 » Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory, at the Battle of Ap Bac.
    • June 10 » The Equal Pay Act of 1963, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex, was signed into law by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program.
    • August 15 » Execution of Henry John Burnett, the last man to be hanged in Scotland.
    • August 15 » President Fulbert Youlou is overthrown in the Republic of the Congo, after a three-day uprising in the capital.
    • October 3 » A violent coup in Honduras begins two decades of military rule.
    • December 21 » "Bloody Christmas" begins in Cyprus, ultimately resulting in the displacement of 25,000–30,000 Turkish Cypriots and destruction of more than 100 villages.


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