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Household of Willem Zijlstra

He is married to Baukje Hoekstra.

They got married on May 20, 1926 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 26 years old.Source 3

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1900, Tietjerksteradeel
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/645650/zijlstra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1926, Achtkarspelen

Historical events

Birthday December 30, 1899

  • The temperature on December 30, 1899 was about 8.5 °C. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
    • January 19 » Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed.
    • June 7 » American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas.
    • September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
    • September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
    • November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.

Day of marriage May 20, 1926

  • The temperature on May 20, 1926 was between 5.7 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • 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 1926: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
    • May 4 » The United Kingdom general strike begins.
    • May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
    • May 18 » Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
    • August 6 » In New York City, the Warner Bros.' Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore.
    • October 14 » The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published.
    • November 25 » The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history kills 76 people and injures more than 400.

Day of death August 8, 1993

  • The temperature on August 8, 1993 was between 10.4 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (27%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1993: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.2 million citizens.
    • February 12 » Two-year-old James Bulger is abducted from New Strand Shopping Centre by two ten-year-old boys, who later torture and murder him.
    • March 27 » Jiang Zemin is appointed President of the People's Republic of China.
    • June 1 » Dobrinja mortar attack: Thirteen are killed and 133 wounded when Serb mortar shells are fired at a soccer game in Dobrinja, west of Sarajevo.
    • October 4 » Tanks bombard the Russian parliament, while demonstrators against President Yeltsin rally outside.
    • October 7 » The flood of '93 ends at St. Louis, Missouri, 103 days after it began, as the Mississippi River falls below flood stage.
    • November 1 » The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.


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