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Personal data Swier Rinzes Kleistra
- He was born on June 15, 1868 in Eestrum, gem. Tietjerksteradeel (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: koopman.
- He died on April 1, 1955 in Enschede (Ov), he was 86 years old.Source 2
- A child of Rinze Tammes Kleistra and Jeltje Jochums Steindam
- This information was last updated on July 6, 2024.
Household of Swier Rinzes Kleistra
He is married to Gertje Jans Atsma.
They got married on May 9, 1896 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 27 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Zwier Rinze Kleistra 1899-1965
- Jan Lebertus Kleistra 1908-
- Rinze Tammes Kleistra 1909-1909
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Birthday June 15, 1868
- The temperature on June 15, 1868 was about 25.1 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 50%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 27 » Boshin War: The Battle of Toba–Fushimi begins, between forces of the Tokugawa shogunate and pro-Imperial factions; it will end in defeat for the shogunate, and is a pivotal point in the Meiji Restoration.
- April 7 » Thomas D'Arcy McGee, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation, is assassinated by a Fenian activist.
- October 7 » Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date.
- November 30 » A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården.
- December 9 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
- December 10 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
Day of marriage May 9, 1896
- The temperature on May 9, 1896 was about 15.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 41%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 21 » An Englishman raised in Australia, Bob Fitzsimmons, fought an Irishman, Peter Maher, in an American promoted event which technically took place in Mexico, winning the 1896 World Heavyweight Championship in boxing.
- March 1 » Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
- March 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
- December 30 » Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.
Day of death April 1, 1955
- The temperature on April 1, 1955 was between -0.9 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (12%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
- April 15 » McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.
- June 14 » Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
- August 19 » In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.
- October 26 » After the last Allied troops have left the country, and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty, Austria declares that it will never join a military alliance.
- October 29 » The Soviet battleshipNovorossiysk strikes a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol.
- December 5 » The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge and form the AFL–CIO.
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