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Personal data Roel Westra 


Household of Roel Westra

He is married to Feikje Hoekstra.

They got married on November 10, 1943 at Wonseradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 31 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Roel Westra

Roel Wietzes Westra
1847-1914
Betske Bokkes Visser
1854-1930
Aaldert Veenstra
1850-1941
Stientje Rozema
1849-1932
Tjeerd Westra
1885-1944

Roel Westra
1912-1997

1943

Feikje Hoekstra
1919-1993


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1912, Achtkarspelen
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/514363/westra
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Historical events

Birthday February 22, 1912

  • The temperature on February 22, 1912 was between -2.1 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
    • February 14 » Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.
    • March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
    • May 4 » Italy occupies the Greek island of Rhodes.
    • May 13 » The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
    • June 8 » Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.

Day of marriage November 10, 1943

  • The temperature on November 10, 1943 was between 4.5 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • February 27 » In Berlin, the Gestapo arrest 1,800 Jewish men with German wives, leading to the Rosenstrasse protest.
    • April 30 » World War II: The British submarine HMSSeraph surfaces near Huelva to cast adrift a dead man dressed as a courier and carrying false invasion plans.
    • May 22 » Joseph Stalin disbands the Comintern.
    • May 30 » The Holocaust: Josef Mengele becomes chief medical officer of the Zigeunerfamilienlager (Romani family camp) at Auschwitz concentration camp.
    • August 27 » World War II: Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
    • November 22 » Lebanon gains independence from France.

Day of death July 17, 1997

  • The temperature on July 17, 1997 was between 13.0 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 3.1 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (18%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
    • January 21 » The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.
    • June 12 » Queen Elizabeth II reopens the Globe Theatre in London.
    • August 7 » Fine Air Flight 101 crashes after takeoff from Miami International Airport, killing five people.
    • September 26 » A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan airport, killing 234.
    • December 6 » A Russian Antonov An-124 Ruslan cargo plane crashes into an apartment complex near Irkutsk, Siberia, killing 67.
    • December 15 » Tajikistan Airlines Flight 3183 crashes in the desert near Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, killing 85.


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