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Personal data Douwe Zijlstra 


Household of Douwe Zijlstra

He is married to Ykje Hoekstra.

They got married on May 27, 1937 at Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Douwe Zijlstra

Douwe Jantjes Zijlstra
1838-1879
Jantje Hermanus Visser
1838-1924
Jan Jans Zwaagstra
1847-1925
Hiltje Gjalts Dijkstra
1844-1938
Jan Zijlstra
1878-1955

Douwe Zijlstra
1912-1987

1937

Ykje Hoekstra
1913-2003


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1912, Achtkarspelen
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/467017/zijlstra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1937, Ferwerderadeel

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Historical events

Birthday May 10, 1912

  • The temperature on May 10, 1912 was between 9.2 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 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 4 » The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter.
    • January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
    • March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
    • May 18 » The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
    • June 8 » Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.
    • November 12 » King George I of Greece makes a triumphal entry into Thessaloniki after its liberation from 482 years of Ottoman rule.

Day of marriage May 27, 1937

  • The temperature on May 27, 1937 was between 9.3 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 18 » The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.
    • April 12 » Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
    • May 28 » Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer is founded.
    • August 24 » Spanish Civil War: the Basque Army surrenders to the Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie following the Santoña Agreement.
    • November 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Army withdraws from the Battle of Shanghai.
    • December 11 » Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italy leaves the League of Nations.

Day of death July 31, 1987

  • The temperature on July 31, 1987 was between 13.4 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1987: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.6 million citizens.
    • February 2 » After the 1986 People Power Revolution, the Philippines enacts a new constitution.
    • May 28 » A West German pilot, Mathias Rust, who was 18 years old, evades Soviet Union air defences and lands a private plane in the Red Square in Moscow, Russia.
    • June 11 » Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng and Bernie Grant are elected as the first black MPs in Great Britain.
    • August 16 » Northwest Airlines Flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes after takeoff in Detroit, Michigan, killing 154 of the 155 on board, plus two people on the ground.
    • October 11 » Start of Operation Pawan by Indian forces in Sri Lanka. Thousands of civilians, insurgents, soldiers die.
    • November 22 » Two Chicago television stations are hijacked by an unknown pirate dressed as Max Headroom.


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