Family tree Weening » Fintje Kootstra (1920-2010)
Personal data Fintje Kootstra
- She was born on April 2, 1920 in Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- She died on July 9, 2010 in -, she was 90 years old.Source 2
- She is buried in Kootstertille, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).
- A child of Wytze Kootstra and Trijntje Boonstra
- This information was last updated on July 13, 2026.
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Household of Fintje Kootstra
She is married to Tjerk van der Veen.
They got married on May 6, 1939 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 19 years old.Source 3
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Historical events
Birthday April 2, 1920
- The temperature on April 2, 1920 was between 4.3 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
- February 24 » Nancy Astor becomes the first woman to speak in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom following her election as a Member of Parliament (MP) three months earlier.
- April 23 » The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution.
- August 11 » The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty, which relinquished Russia's authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed, ending the Latvian War of Independence.
- August 15 » Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, so-called Miracle at the Vistula.
- August 16 » The congress of the Communist Party of Bukhara opens. The congress would call for armed revolution.
- November 15 » First assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva, Switzerland.
Day of marriage May 6, 1939
- The temperature on May 6, 1939 was between 7.5 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
- January 27 » First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
- March 14 » Slovakia declares independence under German pressure.
- April 14 » The Grapes of Wrath, by American author John Steinbeck is first published by the Viking Press.
- September 1 » World War II: Nazi Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II.
- November 23 » World War II: HMSRawalpindi is sunk by the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.
- December 18 » World War II: The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, the first major air battle of the war, takes place.
Day of death July 9, 2010
- The temperature on July 9, 2010 was between 14.6 °C and 34.4 °C and averaged 24.8 °C. There was 10.8 hours of sunshine (65%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
- In the year 2010: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
- January 4 » The Burj Khalifa, the current tallest building in the world, officially opens in Dubai.
- February 15 » Two trains collide in the Halle train collision in Halle, Belgium, killing 19 and injuring 171 people.
- April 12 » Merano derailment: A rail accident in South Tyrol kills nine people and injures a further 28.
- May 21 » JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launches the solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS aboard an H-IIA rocket. The vessel would make a Venus flyby late in the year.
- May 31 » Israeli Shayetet 13 commandos boarded the Gaza Freedom Flotilla while still in international waters trying to break the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip; nine Turkish citizens on the flotilla were killed in the ensuing violent affray.
- June 11 » The first African FIFA World Cup kicks off in South Africa.
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