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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 11 » Immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, go on strike when wages are reduced in response to a mandated shortening of the work week.
    • April 2 » The ill-fated RMSTitanic begins sea trials.
    • April 18 » The Cunard liner RMSCarpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic to New York City.
    • August 14 » U.S. Marines invade Nicaragua to support the U.S.-backed government installed there after José Santos Zelaya had resigned three years earlier.
    • October 7 » The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction.
    • December 16 » First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.

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.
    • February 11 » The Flint sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers trade union.
    • April 9 » The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
    • July 9 » The silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation are destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.
    • August 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Shanghai begins.
    • August 24 » Spanish Civil War: Sovereign Council of Asturias and León is proclaimed in Gijón.
    • September 25 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Eighth Route Army gains a minor, but morale-boosting victory in the Battle of Pingxingguan.

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.
    • March 7 » Lieyu massacre: Taiwanese military massacre of 19 unarmed Vietnamese refugees at Donggang, Lieyu, Kinmen.
    • May 9 » LOT Flight 5055 Tadeusz Kościuszko crashes after takeoff in Warsaw, Poland, killing all 183 people on board.
    • May 17 » Iran–Iraq War: An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fires two missiles into the U.S. Navy warship USSStark, killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew.
    • July 29 » British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Eurotunnel).
    • November 8 » Remembrance Day bombing: A Provisional IRA bomb explodes in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland during a ceremony honouring those who had died in wars involving British forces. Twelve people are killed and sixty-three wounded.
    • November 22 » Two Chicago television stations are hijacked by an unknown pirate dressed as Max Headroom.


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