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Personal data Rinze Pitstra 


Household of Rinze Pitstra

He is married to Elizabeth Tabak.

They got married on May 7, 1914 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 26 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Jan Pitstra  1915-1992
  2. Johannes Pitstra  1919-1980
  3. Bintje Imke Pitstra  1925-1989

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Rinze Pitstra

Jan Pitstra
1866-1926
Imke Bijma
1863-1938

Rinze Pitstra
1887-1968

1914
Jan Pitstra
1915-1992

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1887, Smallingerland
  2. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/131807/pitstra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1914, Achtkarspelen

Historical events

  • The temperature on August 16, 1887 was about 13.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 8 » The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
    • February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
    • April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
    • June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
    • September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
    • November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.
  • The temperature on May 7, 1914 was between 7.5 °C and 14.3 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain. There was 0.3 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 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.
    • March 7 » Prince William of Wied arrives in Albania to begin his reign as King.
    • June 12 » Massacre of Phocaea: Turkish irregulars slaughter 50 to 100 Greeks and expel thousands of others in an ethnic cleansing operation in the Ottoman Empire.
    • July 11 » USSNevada(BB-36) is launched.
    • August 21 » World War I: The Battle of Charleroi, a successful German attack across the River Sambre that pre-empted a French offensive in the same area.
    • September 17 » Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
    • November 1 » World War I: The first British Royal Navy defeat of the war with Germany, the Battle of Coronel, is fought off of the western coast of Chile, in the Pacific, with the loss of HMSGood Hope and HMSMonmouth.
  • The temperature on November 6, 1968 was between 2.6 °C and 4.6 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain during 6.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 1968: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
    • January 23 » USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is attacked and seized by naval forces of North Korea.
    • February 1 » Vietnam War: The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lém by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan is recorded on motion picture film, as well as in an iconic still photograph taken by Eddie Adams.
    • April 11 » President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
    • May 25 » The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, is dedicated.
    • June 11 » Lloyd J. Old identified the first cell surface antigens that could differentiate among different cell types.
    • October 14 » Jim Hines becomes the first man ever to break the so-called "ten-second barrier" in the 100-meter sprint with a time of 9.95 seconds.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1882 » Désiré Mérchez, French swimmer and water polo player († 1968)
  • 1884 » Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourger-American author and publisher († 1967)
  • 1888 » Armand J. Piron, American violinist, composer, and bandleader († 1943)
  • 1888 » T. E. Lawrence, British colonel, diplomat, writer and archaeologist († 1935)
  • 1892 » Hal Foster, Canadian-American author and illustrator († 1982)
  • 1892 » Otto Messmer, American cartoonist and animator, co-created Felix the Cat († 1983)

Source: Wikipedia


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