Family tree Weening » Sybren Zijlstra (1895-1974)
Personal data Sybren Zijlstra
- He was born on May 20, 1895 in Akkerwoude, gem. Dantumadeel (Fr).Source 1
- He died on December 16, 1974 in -, he was 79 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Damwoude, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.
- A child of Pieter Zijlstra and Antje Annema
- This information was last updated on July 29, 2024.
Household of Sybren Zijlstra
He is married to Betske de Jong.
They got married on May 12, 1920 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 24 years old.Source 3
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1895, Dantumadeel
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/540829/zijlstra
Huwelijksregister 1920, Dantumadeel
Historical events
Birthday May 20, 1895
- The temperature on May 20, 1895 was about 12.9 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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 year 1895: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 13 » First Italo-Ethiopian War: the war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory.
- February 1 » Fountains Valley, Pretoria, the oldest nature reserve in Africa, is proclaimed by President Paul Kruger.
- May 7 » In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
- May 25 » Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
- August 31 » German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon.
- November 8 » While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray.
Day of marriage May 12, 1920
- The temperature on May 12, 1920 was between 11.3 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 11.1 mm of rain. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1920: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
- January 10 » The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I.
- January 17 » Alcohol Prohibition begins in the United States as the Volstead Act goes into effect.
- February 10 » Józef Haller de Hallenburg performs symbolic wedding of Poland to the sea, celebrating restitution of Polish access to open sea.
- June 15 » Following the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, Northern Schleswig is transferred from Germany to Denmark.
- August 13 » Polish–Soviet War: The Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25. The Red Army is defeated.
- August 31 » Polish–Soviet War: A decisive Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów.
Day of death December 16, 1974
- The temperature on December 16, 1974 was between 2.6 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 11.1 mm of rain during 6.5 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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 1974: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
- January 18 » A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War.
- February 22 » Samuel Byck attempts to hijack an aircraft at Baltimore/Washington International Airport with the intention of crashing it into the White House to assassinate Richard Nixon, but is killed by police.
- February 22 » The Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit begins in Lahore, Pakistan. Thirty-seven countries attend and twenty-two heads of state and government participate. It also recognizes Bangladesh.
- April 1 » The Local Government Act 1972 of England and Wales comes into effect.
- June 29 » Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet.
- July 23 » The Greek military junta collapses, and former Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis is invited to lead the new government, beginning Greece's metapolitefsi era.
Same birth/death day
- 1894 » Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian guru and scholar († 1994)
- 1895 » R. J. Mitchell, English engineer, designed the Supermarine Spitfire and Supermarine S.6B († 1937)
- 1897 » Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish economist and author († 1983)
- 1897 » Malcolm Nokes, English hammer and discus thrower († 1986)
- 1898 » Eduard Ole, Estonian painter († 1995)
- 1899 » Aleksandr Deyneka, Russian painter and sculptor († 1969)
- 1969 » Alphonse Castex, French rugby union player (b. 1899)
- 1969 » Soe Hok Gie, Indonesian activist and academic (b. 1942)
- 1970 » Oscar Lewis, American anthropologist of Latin America (b. 1914)
- 1974 » Kostas Varnalis, Greek poet and playwright (b. 1884)
- 1976 » Réal Caouette, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1917)
- 1977 » Risto Jarva, Finnish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1934)
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