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Personal data Dirk Weistra 


Household of Dirk Weistra

He is married to Trijntje Zwaagstra.

They got married on May 9, 1908 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 25 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Bauke Weistra  1909-1988
  2. Jan Weistra  1910-1989

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Dirk Weistra

Dirk Jelkes Weistra
± 1810-± 1852
Dirkje Popkes Hoekstra
1817-1880
Johannes Wybes Postma
1818-1876
Ytje Doeyes Dijkstra
1814-1893

Dirk Weistra
1882-1954

1908

Trijntje Zwaagstra
1880-1962

Bauke Weistra
1909-1988
Jan Weistra
1910-1989

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1882, Dantumadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1954, Dantumadeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1908, Achtkarspelen

Historical events

Birthday August 20, 1882

  • The temperature on August 20, 1882 was about 17.2 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 4 » Britain's first electric trams run in east London.
    • March 24 » Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
    • April 25 » French and Vietnamese troops clashed in Tonkin, when Commandant Henri Rivière seized the citadel of Hanoi with a small force of marine infantry.
    • July 26 » The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
    • September 5 » The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
    • September 13 » Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought.

Day of marriage May 9, 1908

  • The temperature on May 9, 1908 was between 9.3 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • January 15 » The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
    • January 24 » The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
    • April 20 » Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.
    • June 18 » Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
    • August 8 » Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
    • December 28 » The 7.1 Mw  Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 75,000 and 200,000.

Day of death April 30, 1954

  • The temperature on April 30, 1954 was between -2.5 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (80%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
    • January 14 » The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.
    • March 19 » Willie Mosconi sets a world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss during a straight pool exhibition at East High Billiard Club in Springfield, Ohio, setting a record that remains unbroken.
    • April 1 » United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.
    • April 25 » The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.
    • June 24 » First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M.100 of France in An Khê.
    • November 1 » The Front de Libération Nationale fires the first shots of the Algerian War of Independence.


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