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Personal data Gerrit Veenstra 


Household of Gerrit Veenstra

He is married to Sjoukje Bijma.

They got married on May 19, 1934 at Smallingerland (Fr), he was 26 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerrit Veenstra

Freerk Gerrits Veenstra
1827-1874
Hinke Auwerts Dijkstra
1828-1903
Christiaan Martinus Helbig
1836-1876
Gepke Bouwes Hoekstra
1835-1908

Gerrit Veenstra
1907-1973

1934

Sjoukje Bijma
1912-1988


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1907, Smallingerland
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/250194/veenstra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1934, Smallingerland

Historical events

Birthday July 19, 1907

  • The temperature on July 19, 1907 was between 9.6 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • July 29 » Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
    • August 1 » The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
    • August 29 » The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
    • September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
    • December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
    • December 17 » Ugyen Wangchuck is crowned first King of Bhutan.

Day of marriage May 19, 1934

  • The temperature on May 19, 1934 was between 2.0 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1934: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
    • May 23 » The Auto-Lite strike culminates in the "Battle of Toledo", a five-day melée between 1,300 troops of the Ohio National Guard and 6,000 picketers.
    • June 15 » The United States Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded.
    • July 20 » Labor unrest in the U.S.: Police in Minneapolis fire upon striking truck drivers, during the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934, killing two and wounding sixty-seven.
    • September 8 » Off the New Jersey coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner SSMorro Castle kills 137 people.
    • September 26 » The ocean liner RMSQueen Mary is launched.
    • October 16 » Chinese Communists begin the Long March to escape Nationalist encirclement.

Day of death June 5, 1973

  • The temperature on June 5, 1973 was between 5.7 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 14.5 hours of sunshine (88%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 11 » Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position.
    • February 27 » The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee in protest of the federal government.
    • April 10 » Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashes in a snowstorm on approach to Basel, Switzerland, killing 108 people.
    • May 5 » Secretariat wins the 1973 Kentucky Derby in 1:59​⁄5, an as-yet unbeaten record.
    • May 31 » The United States Senate votes to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia, hastening the end of the Cambodian Civil War.
    • September 20 » Singer Jim Croce, songwiter and musician Maury Muehleisen and four others die when their light aircraft crashes on takeoff at Natchitoches Regional Airport in Louisiana.


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