Family tree Weening » Klaas Zijlstra (1917-1975)
Personal data Klaas Zijlstra
- He was born on June 3, 1917 in Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- He died on January 5, 1975 in -, he was 57 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).
- A child of Harm Zijlstra and Gertje Zijlstra
- This information was last updated on March 18, 2021.
Household of Klaas Zijlstra
He is married to Tjipkje de Haan.
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Birthday June 3, 1917
- The temperature on June 3, 1917 was between 7.8 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 12.3 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- July 27 » World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.
- November 7 » The Gregorian calendar date of the October Revolution, which gets its name from the Julian calendar date of 25 October. On this date in 1917, the Bolsheviks storm the Winter Palace.
- November 20 » World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins: British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back.
- November 25 » World War I: German forces defeat Portuguese army of about 1,200 at Negomano on the border of modern-day Mozambique and Tanzania.
- November 26 » The Manchester Guardian publishes the 1916 secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between the United Kingdom and France.
Day of death January 5, 1975
- The temperature on January 5, 1975 was between 5.1 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 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 1975: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.6 million citizens.
- April 28 » General Cao Văn Viên, chief of the South Vietnamese military, departs for the US as the North Vietnamese Army closed in on victory.
- May 30 » European Space Agency is established.
- September 16 » Cape Verde, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe join the United Nations.
- September 27 » The last use of capital punishment in Spain sparks worldwide protests.
- October 1 » Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines.
- November 11 » Independence of Angola.
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