Family tree Weening » Pieter Meerstra (1922-2007)
Personal data Pieter Meerstra
- He was born on January 13, 1922 in Twijzel, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: landarbeider.
- He died on March 25, 2007 in -, he was 85 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Twijzel, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).
- A child of Wytze Meerstra and Lutske Bron
- This information was last updated on July 13, 2026.
Household of Pieter Meerstra
He is married to Joukje Veenstra.
They got married on May 25, 1944 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 22 years old.Source 3
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Historical events
Birthday January 13, 1922
- The temperature on January 13, 1922 was between -2.1 °C and 1.1 °C and averaged -0.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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 Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
- January 28 » Knickerbocker Storm, Washington D.C.'s biggest snowfall, causes the city's greatest loss of life when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre collapses.
- April 7 » The United States Secretary of the Interior leases federal petroleum reserves to private oil companies on excessively generous terms.
- April 16 » The Treaty of Rapallo, pursuant to which Germany and the Soviet Union re-establish diplomatic relations, is signed.
- October 27 » A referendum in Rhodesia rejects the country's annexation to the South African Union.
- November 21 » Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia takes the oath of office, becoming the first female United States Senator.
- November 26 » Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.
Day of marriage May 25, 1944
- The temperature on May 25, 1944 was between 9.8 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 4 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
- January 17 » World War II: Allied forces launch the first of four assaults on Monte Cassino with the intention of breaking through the Winter Line and seizing Rome, an effort that would ultimately take four months and cost 105,000 Allied casualties.
- January 29 » World War II: Approximately 38 people are killed and about a dozen injured when the Polish village of Koniuchy (present-day Kaniūkai, Lithuania) is attacked by Soviet partisan units.
- March 24 » World War II: In an event later dramatized in the movie The Great Escape, 76 Allied prisoners of war begin breaking out of the German camp Stalag Luft III.
- June 13 » World War II: German combat elements, reinforced by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, launch a counterattack on American forces near Carentan.
- October 8 » World War II: Captain Bobbie Brown earns a Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Crucifix Hill, just outside Aachen.
- November 26 » World War II: A German V-2 rocket hits a Woolworth's shop in London, United Kingdom, killing 168 people.
Day of death March 25, 2007
- The temperature on March 25, 2007 was between 6.8 °C and 14.5 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (69%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
- 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 year 2007: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
- January 9 » Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at a Macworld keynote in San Francisco.
- February 3 » A Baghdad market bombing kills at least 135 people and injures a further 339.
- February 18 » Samjhauta Express bombings occurred around midnight in Diwana near the Indian city of Panipat, 80 kilometres (50mi) north of New Delhi, India.
- July 7 » The first Live Earth benefit concert was held in 11 locations around the world.
- August 4 » NASA's Phoenix spacecraft is launched.
- September 13 » The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.
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