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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.
    • May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
    • June 22 » British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged.
    • July 11 » Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies.
    • August 2 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
    • September 1 » The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
    • September 11 » After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.

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.
    • 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.
    • March 15 » Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
    • April 16 » Vladimir Lenin returns to Petrograd, Russia, from exile in Switzerland.
    • June 23 » In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
    • November 8 » The first Council of People's Commissars is formed, including Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.
    • December 11 » World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law.

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 1 » The ARPANET officially changes to using TCP/IP, the Internet Protocol, effectively creating the Internet.
    • May 26 » The 7.8 Mw  Sea of Japan earthquake shakes northern Honshu with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami is generated that leaves about 100 people dead.
    • June 4 » Gordon Kahl, who killed two US Marshals in Medina, North Dakota on February 13, is killed in a shootout in Smithville, Arkansas, along with a local sheriff, after a four-month manhunt.
    • July 11 » A TAME airline Boeing 737-200 crashes near Cuenca, Ecuador, killing all 119 passengers and crew on board.
    • November 8 » TAAG Angola Airlines Flight 462 crashes after takeoff from Lubango Airport killing all 130 people on board. UNITA claims to have shot down the aircraft, though this is disputed.
    • November 17 » The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is founded in Mexico.


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