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Personal data Douwe Veenstra 


Household of Douwe Veenstra

He is married to Gelske van der Heide.

They got married on October 19, 1936 at Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 31 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Douwe Veenstra

Douwe Fokkes Veenstra
1844-1885
Antje Wytzes Zwaanstra
1845-1903
Auke Annes Adema
1830-1907
Geeske Brugts Spoelstra
1841-1918
Koentje Adema
1878-1959

Douwe Veenstra
1905-1984

1936

Gelske van der Heide
1914-????


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1905, Achtkarspelen
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/179998/veenstra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1936, Oostdongeradeel

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Historical events

Birthday April 21, 1905

  • The temperature on April 21, 1905 was between -1.5 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1905: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • January 26 » The world's largest diamond ever, the Cullinan weighing 3,106.75 carats (0.621350kg), is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa.
    • April 4 » In India, an earthquake hits the Kangra Valley, killing 20,000, and destroying most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamshala.
    • May 28 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
    • September 11 » The Ninth Avenue derailment occurs in New York City, killing 13.
    • October 26 » King Oscar II recognizes the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden.
    • December 9 » In France, the law separating church and state is passed.

Day of marriage October 19, 1936

  • The temperature on October 19, 1936 was between 5.7 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 10.9 mm of rain during 7.8 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
    • February 10 » Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launched the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders.
    • April 15 » First day of the Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine.
    • June 15 » First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
    • August 4 » Prime Minister of Greece Ioannis Metaxas suspends parliament and the Constitution and establishes the 4th of August Regime.
    • November 2 » The British Broadcasting Corporation initiates the BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day.
    • November 8 » Spanish Civil War: Francoist troops fail in their effort to capture Madrid, but begin the 3-year Siege of Madrid afterwards.

Day of death November 6, 1984

  • The temperature on November 6, 1984 was between 7.0 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1984: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.4 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The original American Telephone & Telegraph Company is divested of its 22 Bell System companies as a result of the settlement of the 1974 United States Department of Justice antitrust suit against AT&T.
    • February 29 » Pierre Trudeau announces his retirement as Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister of Canada.
    • April 19 » Advance Australia Fair is proclaimed as Australia's national anthem, and green and gold as the national colours.
    • June 5 » Operation Blue Star: Under orders from India's prime minister, Indira Gandhi, the Indian Army begins an invasion of the Golden Temple, the holiest site of the Sikh religion.
    • September 5 » STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage.
    • September 20 » A suicide bomber in a car attacks the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing twenty-two people.


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