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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

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.
    • June 27 » During the Russo-Japanese War, sailors start a mutiny aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin.
    • August 10 » Russo-Japanese War: Peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
    • August 13 » Norwegians vote to end the union with Sweden.
    • September 11 » The Ninth Avenue derailment occurs in New York City, killing 13.
    • October 16 » The Partition of Bengal in India takes place.
    • October 30 » Czar Nicholas II issues the October Manifesto, granting the Russian peoples basic civil liberties and the right to form a duma. (October 17 in the Julian calendar)

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.
    • June 15 » First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
    • June 28 » The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China.
    • August 30 » The RMS Queen Mary wins the Blue Riband by setting the fastest transatlantic crossing.
    • October 1 » Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.
    • December 11 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.

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.
    • February 3 » Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B is launched using Space Shuttle Challenger.
    • June 22 » Virgin Atlantic launches with its first flight from London to Newark.
    • September 18 » Joe Kittinger completes the first solo balloon crossing of the Atlantic.
    • October 5 » Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space.
    • October 11 » Aeroflot Flight 3352 crashes into maintenance vehicles upon landing in Omsk, Russia, killing 178.
    • December 22 » "Subway vigilante" Bernhard Goetz shoots four would-be muggers on an express train in Manhattan section of New York, United States.


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