Family tree Weening » Hendrik Veenstra (1888-1973)
Personal data Hendrik Veenstra
- He was born on February 3, 1888 in Drachten, gem. Smallingerland (Fr).Source 1
- He died on March 19, 1973 in -, he was 85 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Boelenslaan, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).
- A child of Jan Hendriks Veenstra and Hiltje Bekkema
- This information was last updated on April 8, 2024.
Household of Hendrik Veenstra
He is married to Jitske de Boer.
They got married on June 3, 1911 at Smallingerland (Fr), he was 23 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Jan Veenstra 1912-2002
- Antje Veenstra 1915-
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1888, Smallingerland
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/279283/veenstra
Huwelijksregister 1911, Smallingerland
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Birthday February 3, 1888
- The temperature on February 3, 1888 was about -1.5 °C. The air pressure was 23 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- April 3 » The first of eleven unsolved brutal murders of women committed in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London, occurs.
- April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
- June 29 » George Edward Gouraud records Handel's Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the oldest known recording of music.
- August 31 » Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
- September 8 » In England, the first six Football League matches are played.
- December 22 » The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement.
Day of marriage June 3, 1911
- The temperature on June 3, 1911 was between 13.0 °C and 26.4 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 18.6 mm of rain. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
- May 31 » The RMS Titanic is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
- June 16 » IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York.
- September 7 » French poet Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre museum.
- September 20 » The White Star Line's RMSOlympic collides with the British warship HMSHawke.
- November 1 » World's first combat aerial bombing mission takes place in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War. Second Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti of Italy drops several small bombs.
- November 5 » After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica.
Day of death March 19, 1973
- The temperature on March 19, 1973 was between 1.5 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (6%). The partly or heavily clouded was. 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)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
- January 22 » The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo moon landing mission.
- February 22 » Cold War: Following President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish liaison offices.
- April 4 » A Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, dubbed the Hanoi Taxi, makes the last flight of Operation Homecoming.
- October 17 » OPEC imposes an oil embargo against countries they deem to have helped Israel in the Yom Kippur War.
- November 7 » The United States Congress overrides President Richard M. Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution, which limits presidential power to wage war without congressional approval.
- November 14 » In the United Kingdom, Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey.
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