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 July 13, 2026.
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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 10 » The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I.
- May 7 » Treaty of Moscow: Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later.
- July 12 » The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed, by which Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania.
- August 31 » Polish–Soviet War: A decisive Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów.
- October 30 » The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney.
- November 7 » Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow issues a decree that leads to the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
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.
- January 27 » The first selections for the National Recording Registry are announced by the Library of Congress.
- February 4 » The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia adopts a new constitution, becoming a loose confederacy between Montenegro and Serbia.
- March 1 » Management of the United States Customs Service and the United States Secret Service move to the United States Department of Homeland Security.
- April 14 » The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%.
- June 2 » Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.
- December 17 » SpaceShipOne, piloted by Brian Binnie, makes its first powered and first supersonic flight.
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