Family tree Weening » Eelkje Dijkstra (1896-1949)
Personal data Eelkje Dijkstra
- She was born on May 4, 1896 in Wouterswoude, gem. Dantumadeel (Fr).Source 1
- She died on June 20, 1949 in Munnekezijl, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr), she was 53 years old.Source 2
- She is buried in Kollum, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).Source 3
- A child of Jacob Dijkstra and Louwkje de Jager
- This information was last updated on July 28, 2024.
Household of Eelkje Dijkstra
She is married to Pieter de Vries.
They got married on May 17, 1919 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, she was 23 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Fokje de Vries 1923-2015
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1896, Dantumadeel
Overlijdensregister 1949, Kollumerland c.a.
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/82275/dijkstra
Huwelijksregister 1919, Kollumerland c.a.
Historical events
Birthday May 4, 1896
- The temperature on May 4, 1896 was about 12.6 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. 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 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 26 » Nicholas II becomes the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.
- June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
- December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
- December 17 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Schenley Park Casino, which was the first multi-purpose arena with the technology to create an artificial ice surface in North America, is destroyed in a fire.
Day of marriage May 17, 1919
- The temperature on May 17, 1919 was between 6.6 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 13.6 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 1919: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
- January 15 » Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, two of the most prominent socialists in Germany, are tortured and murdered by the Freikorps at the end of the Spartacist uprising.
- February 14 » The Polish–Soviet War begins.
- May 16 » A naval Curtiss NC-4 aircraft commanded by Albert Cushing Read leaves Trepassey, Newfoundland, for Lisbon via the Azores on the first transatlantic flight.
- May 29 » Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
- July 27 » The Chicago Race Riot erupts after a racial incident occurred on a South Side beach, leading to 38 fatalities and 537 injuries over a five-day period.
- October 9 » The Cincinnati Reds win the World Series, resulting in the Black Sox Scandal.
Day of death June 20, 1949
- The temperature on June 20, 1949 was between 8.2 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 12.2 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 1949: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
- April 1 » Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
- May 20 » In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.
- June 5 » Thailand elects Orapin Chaiyakan, the first female member of Thailand's Parliament.
- June 8 » George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is published.
- August 22 » The Queen Charlotte earthquake is Canada's strongest since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake.
- October 28 » An Air France Lockheed Constellation crashes in the Azores, killing all 48 people on board.
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