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Household of Gerke Kootstra

He is married to Fokje Nieuwenhuis.

They got married on June 2, 1938 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 24 years old.Source 3

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1914, Smallingerland
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/304081/kootstra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1938, Achtkarspelen

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Historical events

Birthday January 31, 1914

  • The temperature on January 31, 1914 was between 0.8 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • May 29 » The Ocean liner RMSEmpress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives.
    • August 15 » A servant of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright murders seven people and sets fire to the living quarters of Wright's Wisconsin home, Taliesin.
    • August 15 » The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SSAncon.
    • September 1 » The last known passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.
    • September 17 » World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.
    • November 1 » World War I: The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) departed by ship in a single convoy from Albany, Western Australia bound for Egypt.

Day of marriage June 2, 1938

  • The temperature on June 2, 1938 was between 7.8 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • March 12 » Anschluss: German troops occupy and absorb Austria.
    • June 7 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt Japanese forces. Five hundred to nine hundred thousand civilians are killed.
    • June 7 » The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight.
    • June 23 » The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States.
    • July 3 » World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58km/h).
    • July 10 » Howard Hughes begins a 91-hour airplane flight around the world that will set a new record.

Day of death July 13, 1997

  • The temperature on July 13, 1997 was between 13.0 °C and 25.9 °C and averaged 19.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (28%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
    • March 18 » The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en route to Turkey causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board.
    • March 26 » Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate mass suicides.
    • May 8 » China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 crashes on approach into Bao'an International Airport, killing 35 people.
    • May 15 » The United States government acknowledges the existence of the "Secret War" in Laos and dedicates the Laos Memorial in honor of Hmong and other "Secret War" veterans.
    • June 26 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
    • August 31 » Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.


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  • 1914 » Jersey Joe Walcott, American boxer and police officer († 1994)
  • 1915 » Alan Lomax, American historian, author, and scholar († 2002)
  • 1915 » Bobby Hackett, American trumpet player and cornet player († 1976)
  • 1915 » Garry Moore, American comedian and game show host († 1993)
  • 1915 » Thomas Merton, American monk and author († 1968)

Source: Wikipedia


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