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Personal data Folkert Spoelstra 


Household of Folkert Spoelstra

He is married to Jeltje Noordstra.

They got married on April 14, 1917 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 19 years old.Source 3


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Folkert Spoelstra

Haye Hendriks Spoelstra
1837-1892
Froukje Durks Zandberg
1838-1891
Folkert Gerbens Folkertsma
1842-1926
Tetje Roels de Vries
1840-1908

Folkert Spoelstra
1897-1983

1917

Jeltje Noordstra
1893-1988

Antonia Spoelstra
1921-????

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1897, Achtkarspelen
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/650749/spoelstra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1917, Achtkarspelen

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Historical events

Birthday May 25, 1897

  • The temperature on May 25, 1897 was about 12.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • June 16 » A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
    • August 10 » German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
    • September 1 » The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
    • September 10 » Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 19 unarmed striking immigrant miners in Lattimer, Pennsylvania, United States.
    • November 1 » The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public; the library had previously been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol.
    • December 6 » London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.

Day of marriage April 14, 1917

  • The temperature on April 14, 1917 was between 1.2 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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)
  • 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.
    • January 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
    • 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 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
    • April 16 » Vladimir Lenin returns to Petrograd, Russia, from exile in Switzerland.
    • October 12 » World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New Zealand history.
    • December 6 » Finland declares independence from Soviet Russia.

Day of death April 2, 1983

  • The temperature on April 2, 1983 was between 0.1 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1983: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
    • January 19 » Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia.
    • March 23 » Strategic Defense Initiative: President Ronald Reagan makes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles.
    • May 17 » Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
    • July 1 » A North Korean Ilyushin Il-62M jet en route to Conakry Airport in Guinea crashes into the Fouta Djallon mountains in Guinea-Bissau, killing all 23 people on board.
    • October 9 » South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan survives an assassination attempt in Rangoon, Burma (present-day Yangon, Myanmar), but the blast kills 21 and injures 17 others.
    • November 5 » Byford Dolphin diving bell accident kills five and leaves one severely injured.


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