Family tree Weening » Roel Oostra (1920-2003)
Personal data Roel Oostra
- He was born on February 26, 1920 in Surhuizum, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- He died on May 28, 2003 in -, he was 83 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Middenmeer (NH).
- A child of Fokke Oostra and Froukje Klopstra
- This information was last updated on April 2, 2021.
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Birthday February 26, 1920
- The temperature on February 26, 1920 was between 4.8 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). 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 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 year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
- January 8 » The steel strike of 1919 ends in failure for the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers labor union.
- January 17 » Alcohol Prohibition begins in the United States as the Volstead Act goes into effect.
- April 23 » The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution.
- July 15 » The Polish Parliament establishes Silesian Voivodeship before the Polish-German plebiscite.
- September 1 » The Fountain of Time opens as a tribute to the 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent.
- October 14 » Finland and Soviet Russia sign the Treaty of Tartu, exchanging some territories.
Day of death May 28, 2003
- The temperature on May 28, 2003 was between 9.1 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (55%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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 Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
- In the year 2003: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 16.2 million citizens.
- March 24 » The Arab League votes 21-1 in favor of a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional removal of U.S. and British soldiers from Iraq.
- May 12 » The Riyadh compound bombings, carried out by al-Qaeda, kill 26 people.
- August 11 » Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.
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- October 9 » Mission: Space opens to the public in Walt Disney World.
- December 17 » SpaceShipOne, piloted by Brian Binnie, makes its first powered and first supersonic flight.
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