Family tree Weening » Jacob Grijpstra (1893-1968)
Personal data Jacob Grijpstra
- He was born on January 9, 1893 in Hantum, gem. Westdongeradeel (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: arbeider.
- He died on September 11, 1968 in Leek (Gr), he was 75 years old.Source 2
- A child of Jitze Sytzes Grijpstra and Tjitske Keimpes Seepma
- This information was last updated on February 16, 2023.
Household of Jacob Grijpstra
He is married to Fritsina Bosklopper.
They got married on February 8, 1917 at Groningen (Gr), he was 24 years old.Source 3
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Historical events
Birthday January 9, 1893
- The temperature on January 9, 1893 was about 0.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- April 1 » The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.
- May 1 » The World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago.
- July 11 » The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto.
- August 14 » France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.
- September 19 » In New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor, giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.
- November 12 » Abdur Rahman Khan accepts the Durand Line as the border between Afghanistan and the British Raj.
Day of marriage February 8, 1917
- The average temperature on February 8, 1917 was -6.6 °C. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (85%). 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- January 9 » World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine.
- March 26 » World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
- April 2 » World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- September 14 » The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.
- December 11 » World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law.
Day of death September 11, 1968
- The temperature on September 11, 1968 was between 13.6 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 6.7 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (49%). 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
- April 3 » Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech. He was assassinated the next day.
- July 1 » Formal separation of the United Auto Workers from the AFL–CIO in the United States.
- August 22 » Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the first visit of a pope to Latin America.
- September 15 » The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.
- October 11 » NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful manned Apollo mission.
- December 31 » The first flight of the Tupolev Tu-144, the first civilian supersonic transport in the world.
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- 1965 » Ralph C. Smedley, American educator, founded Toastmasters International (b. 1878)
- 1966 » Collett E. Woolman, American businessman, co-founded Delta Air Lines (b. 1889)
- 1967 » Tadeusz Żyliński, Polish engineer and academic (b. 1904)
- 1968 » René Cogny, French general (b. 1904)
- 1971 » Nikita Khrushchev, Russian general and politician (b. 1894)
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