Family tree Weening » Jan Zijlstra (1917-1934)
Personal data Jan Zijlstra
- He was born on June 27, 1917 in Twijzel, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- He died on November 12, 1934 in Twijzel, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 17 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Twijzel, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 3
- A child of Roel Zijlstra and Gezina Christina Annema
- This information was last updated on July 13, 2026.
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Overlijdensregister 1934, Achtkarspelen
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/277046/zijlstra
Historical events
Birthday June 27, 1917
- The temperature on June 27, 1917 was between 7.0 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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).
- May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
- June 4 » The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World.
- December 6 » Halifax Explosion: A munitions explosion near Halifax, Nova Scotia kills more than 1,900 people in the largest artificial explosion up to that time.
- December 11 » World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law.
- December 12 » Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
Day of death November 12, 1934
- The temperature on November 12, 1934 was between 3.3 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1934: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
- February 21 » Augusto Sandino is executed.
- April 12 » The U.S. Auto-Lite strike begins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers.
- July 2 » The Night of the Long Knives ends with the death of Ernst Röhm.
- July 11 » Engelbert Zaschka of Germany flies his large human-powered aircraft, the Zaschka Human-Power Aircraft, about 20 meters at Berlin Tempelhof Airport without assisted take-off.
- September 8 » Off the New Jersey coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner SSMorro Castle kills 137 people.
- November 11 » The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia is opened.
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