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Household of Willem Laanstra

He is married to Jantje Postma.

They got married on May 31, 1945 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 31 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Laanstra

Willem Laanstra
1862-1926
Rooske Claus
1864-1932
Rinze Jans van Houten
1858-1914
Hinke Helder
1874-1953

Willem Laanstra
1914-1988

1945

Jantje Postma
1921-1997


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1914, Achtkarspelen
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/33686/laanstra
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Historical events

Birthday January 29, 1914

  • The temperature on January 29, 1914 was between 1.9 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • April 9 » Mexican Revolution: One of the world's first naval/air skirmishes takes place off the coast of western Mexico.
    • April 23 » First baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.
    • July 29 » The Cape Cod Canal opened.
    • August 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
    • August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
    • December 8 » World War I: A squadron of Britain's Royal Navy defeats the Imperial German East Asia Squadron in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.

Day of marriage May 31, 1945

  • The temperature on May 31, 1945 was between 6.9 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 9.3 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
    • January 31 » World War II: The end of fighting in the Battle of Hill 170 during the Burma Campaign, in which the British 3 Commando Brigade repulsed a Japanese counterattack on their positions and precipitated a general retirement from the Arakan Peninsula.
    • February 14 » World War II: Mostar is liberated by Yugoslav partisans
    • March 26 » World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends as the island is officially secured by American forces.
    • April 6 » World War II: Sarajevo is liberated from German and Croatian forces by the Yugoslav Partisans.
    • September 12 » The People's Republic of Korea is proclaimed, bringing an end to Japanese rule over Korea.
    • October 25 » Fifty years of Japanese administration of Taiwan formally ends when the Republic of China assumes control.

Day of death April 13, 1988

  • The temperature on April 13, 1988 was between 0.4 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 1988: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
    • May 4 » The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of Space Shuttle fuel detonate during a fire.
    • May 15 » Soviet–Afghan War: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afghanistan.
    • August 20 » The Troubles: Eight British soldiers are killed and 28 wounded when their bus is hit by an IRA roadside bomb in Ballygawley, County Tyrone.
    • September 29 » NASA launches STS-26, the first mission since the Challenger disaster.
    • November 2 » The Morris worm, the first Internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from MIT.
    • December 21 » A bomb explodes on board Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, killing 270. This is to date the deadliest air disaster to occur in British soil.


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