Family tree Weening » Jitske Westerhof (1896-1950)
Personal data Jitske Westerhof
- She was born on August 30, 1896 in Bergum, gem. Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland.Source 1
- She died on May 5, 1950 in Heerlen (Lb), she was 53 years old.Source 2
- A child of Eesger Teunis Westerhof and Rinske Mients Venema
- This information was last updated on July 29, 2024.
Household of Jitske Westerhof
She is married to Hendrik Spoelstra.
They got married on November 6, 1920 at Smallingerland (Fr), she was 24 years old.Source 3
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Birthday August 30, 1896
- The temperature on August 30, 1896 was about 15.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- April 15 » Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece.
- June 4 » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
- August 16 » Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
- August 17 » Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.
Day of marriage November 6, 1920
- The temperature on November 6, 1920 was between -0.5 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 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 28 » Foundation of the Spanish Legion.
- March 22 » Azeri and Turkish army soldiers with participation of Kurdish gangs attacked the Armenian inhabitants of Shushi (Nagorno Karabakh).
- May 9 » Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army under General Edward Rydz-Śmigły celebrates its capture of Kiev with a victory parade on Khreshchatyk.
- August 16 » The congress of the Communist Party of Bukhara opens. The congress would call for armed revolution.
- October 10 » The Carinthian plebiscite determines that the larger part of the Duchy of Carinthia should remain part of Austria.
- December 19 » King Constantine I is restored as King of the Hellenes after the death of his son Alexander of Greece and a plebiscite.
Day of death May 5, 1950
- The temperature on May 5, 1950 was between 5.0 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 13.7 mm of rain during 8.5 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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)
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
- June 1 » The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America.
- June 27 » The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
- July 20 » Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs.
- August 24 » Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations.
- September 24 » The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the Chinchaga fire in western Canada.
- November 17 » Lhamo Dondrub is officially named the 14th Dalai Lama.
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