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He is married to Trijntje Dijkstra.

They got married on May 19, 1923 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 24 years old.Source 3

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1898, Achtkarspelen
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/1106412/westra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1923, Achtkarspelen

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Historical events

Birthday October 6, 1898

  • The temperature on October 6, 1898 was about 10.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 99%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • June 17 » The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
    • July 25 » Spanish-American War: The American invasion of Spanish-held Puerto Rico begins, as United States Army troops under General Nelson A. Miles land and secure the port at Guánica.
    • August 13 » Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
    • October 14 » The steam ship SSMohegan sinks near the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall, killing 106.
    • October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.
    • November 10 » Beginning of the Wilmington insurrection of 1898, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history.

Day of marriage May 19, 1923

  • The temperature on May 19, 1923 was between 1.3 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Britain's Railways are grouped into the Big Four: LNER, GWR, SR, and LMS.
    • March 20 » The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso's first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the United States.
    • August 16 » The United Kingdom gives the name "Ross Dependency" to part of its claimed Antarctic territory and makes the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand its administrator.
    • August 18 » First British Track and Field championships for women, London.
    • September 4 » Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USSShenandoah.
    • November 11 » Adolf Hitler was arrested in Munich for high treason for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch.

Day of death August 19, 1963

  • The temperature on August 19, 1963 was between 11.9 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 16.1 mm of rain during 7.2 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (16%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 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.
    • February 8 » Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.
    • June 12 » NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers is murdered in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi by Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith during the civil rights movement.
    • June 16 » Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 mission: Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.
    • August 24 » Buddhist crisis: As a result of the Xá Lợi Pagoda raids, the US State Department cables the United States Embassy, Saigon to encourage Army of the Republic of Vietnam generals to launch a coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm if he did not remove his brother Ngô Đình Nhu.
    • September 25 » Lord Denning releases the UK government's official report on the Profumo affair.
    • October 18 » Félicette, a black and white female Parisian stray cat becomes the first cat launched into space.


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