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Personal data Gerke Veenstra 


Household of Gerke Veenstra

He is married to Jeltje Veenstra.

They got married on November 24, 1927 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 30 years old.Source 4

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1897, Tietjerksteradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1940, Achtkarspelen
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/153192/veenstra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1927, Achtkarspelen

Historical events

Birthday October 19, 1897

  • The temperature on October 19, 1897 was about 11.0 °C. The airpressure was 77 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1897: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 1 » Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
    • June 22 » British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged.
    • August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
    • August 31 » Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
    • September 10 » Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 19 unarmed striking immigrant miners in Lattimer, Pennsylvania, United States.
    • December 9 » Activist Marguerite Durand founds the feminist daily newspaper La Fronde in Paris.

Day of marriage November 24, 1927

  • The temperature on November 24, 1927 was between -1.0 °C and 5.5 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
    • January 22 » Teddy Wakelam gives the first live radio commentary of a football match, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United at Highbury.
    • August 27 » Five Canadian women file a petition to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking, "Does the word 'Persons' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?"
    • October 25 » The Italian luxury liner SS Principessa Mafalda sinks off the coast of Brazil, killing 314.
    • November 12 » Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin in undisputed control of the Soviet Union.
    • December 2 » Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.
    • December 17 » Indian revolutionary Rajendra Lahiri is hanged in Gonda jail, Uttar Pradesh, India, two days before the scheduled date.

Day of death September 1, 1940

  • The temperature on September 1, 1940 was between 12.7 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • May 15 » World War II: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Germany, marking the beginning of five years of occupation.
    • June 15 » World War II: Operation Ariel begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
    • September 27 » World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
    • October 17 » The body of Communist propagandist Willi Münzenberg found in South France, starting a never-resolved mystery.
    • October 28 » Second World War: Greece rejects Italy's ultimatum. Italy invades Greece through Albania a few hours later.
    • November 2 » World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians.


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Source: Wikipedia

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