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Personal data Dirk Poortinga 


Household of Dirk Poortinga

He is married to Willemke Houkje Westra.

They got married on May 16, 1929 at Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 28 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Dirk Poortinga

Dirk Dirks Poortinga
1834-1893
Grietje Eeltjes Terpstra
1829-1921
Menze Berends Wouda
1828-1911
Sjieuwke Harts Harsma
1830-1898
Minke Wouda
1867-1951

Dirk Poortinga
1901-1969

1929

Willemke Houkje Westra
1906-1994


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1901, Oostdongeradeel
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/278132/poortinga
  3. Huwelijksregister 1929, Oostdongeradeel

Historical events

Birthday February 25, 1901

  • The temperature on February 25, 1901 was between 2.7 °C and 5.5 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. 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 Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • March 1 » The Australian Army is formed.
    • March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment limiting the autonomy of Cuba, as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops.
    • March 2 » United States Steel Corporation is founded as a result of a merger between Carnegie Steel Company and Federal Steel Company which became the first corporation in the world with a market capital over $1 billion.
    • September 17 » Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort.
    • October 12 » President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.
    • December 10 » The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.

Day of marriage May 16, 1929

  • The temperature on May 16, 1929 was between 3.6 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 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 Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
    • February 14 » Saint Valentine's Day Massacre: Seven people, six of them gangster rivals of Al Capone's gang, are murdered in Chicago.
    • June 7 » The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence.
    • October 18 » The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overrules the Supreme Court of Canada in Edwards v. Canada when it declares that women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law.
    • October 29 » The New York Stock Exchange crashes in what will be called the Crash of '29 or "Black Tuesday", ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and beginning the Great Depression.
    • November 29 » U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole.
    • December 24 » Assassination attempt on Argentine President Hipólito Yrigoyen.

Day of death August 24, 1969

  • The temperature on August 24, 1969 was between 12.6 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 31.6 mm of rain during 8.6 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (21%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 1969: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
    • January 15 » The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5.
    • March 25 » During their honeymoon, John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold their first Bed-In for Peace at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel (until March 31).
    • April 4 » Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart.
    • May 9 » Carlos Lamarca leads the first urban guerrilla action against the military dictatorship of Brazil in São Paulo, by robbing two banks.
    • May 13 » May 13 Incident involving sectarian violence in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
    • December 6 » Altamont Free Concert: At a free concert performed by the Rolling Stones, eighteen-year old Meredith Hunter is stabbed to death by Hells Angels security guards.


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