Family tree Weening » Sjoerd Hoekstra (1909-1973)
Personal data Sjoerd Hoekstra
- He was born on February 23, 1909 in Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: barbier.
- He died on July 19, 1973 in -, he was 64 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Alkmaar (NH).
- A child of Alle Hoekstra and Saakje van der Leij
- This information was last updated on July 21, 2026.
Household of Sjoerd Hoekstra
He is married to Hanzina Visser.
They got married on July 1, 1937 at Andijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 28 years old.Source 3
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Geboorteregister 1909, Achtkarspelen
https://www.online-begraafplaatsen.nl/graf/1115102/2475018/Sjoerd-Hoekstra-1909-1973
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Birthday February 23, 1909
- The temperature on February 23, 1909 was between -2.3 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
- January 9 » Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180km; 112mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
- April 9 » The U.S. Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act.
- December 4 » In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26–6.
- December 4 » The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.
- December 10 » Selma Lagerlöf becomes the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- December 14 » New South Wales Premier Charles Wade signs the Seat of Government Surrender Act 1909, formally completing the transfer of State land to the Commonwealth to create the Australian Capital Territory.
Day of marriage July 1, 1937
- The temperature on July 1, 1937 was between 11.9 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 9.8 mm of rain during 5.3 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 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 1937: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
- March 8 » Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins.
- March 18 » The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.
- April 1 » Aden becomes a British crown colony.
- June 14 » U.S. House of Representatives passes the Marihuana Tax Act.
- July 24 » Alabama drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys".
- December 22 » The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.
Day of death July 19, 1973
- The temperature on July 19, 1973 was between 13.3 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (12%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
- January 8 » Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched.
- February 22 » Cold War: Following President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish liaison offices.
- April 10 » Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashes in a snowstorm on approach to Basel, Switzerland, killing 108 people.
- May 11 » Citing government misconduct, Daniel Ellsberg's charges for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times are dismissed.
- August 9 » Mars 7 is launched from the USSR.
- November 1 » The Indian state of Mysore is renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu.
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