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Personal data Djoerd Westra 

  • He was born on June 29, 1917 in Westergeest, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland.Source 1
  • Profession: steenhouwer.
  • He died on July 14, 1987 in -, he was 70 years old.Source 2
  • He is buried in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.
  • A child of Gaele Westra and Aafke Lourens
  • This information was last updated on February 11, 2022.

Household of Djoerd Westra

He is married to Baukje Bosma.

They got married on July 20, 1939 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 22 years old.Source 3

The couple were divorced from October 6, 1972 at Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Djoerd Westra

Djoerd Annes Westra
1844-1918
Baukje Andries Stel
1853-1934
Lammert Lourens
1862-1937
Harmke Jans Brouwer
1854-1930
Gaele Westra
1890-1964
Aafke Lourens
1893-1979

Djoerd Westra
1917-1987

1939

Baukje Bosma
1919-????


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Birthday June 29, 1917

  • The temperature on June 29, 1917 was between 14.5 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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.
    • March 8 » International Women's Day protests in St. Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23rd in the Julian calendar).
    • May 21 » The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (due to heart attack).
    • May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
    • June 28 » World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers.
    • July 20 » World War I: The Corfu Declaration, which leads to the creation of the post-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is signed by the Yugoslav Committee and Kingdom of Serbia.
    • December 2 » World War I: Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk, and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk begin.

Day of marriage July 20, 1939

  • The temperature on July 20, 1939 was between 13.6 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 7.1 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
    • May 22 » World War II: Germany and Italy sign the Pact of Steel.
    • July 4 » Lou Gehrig, recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, informs a crowd at Yankee Stadium that he considers himself "The luckiest man on the face of the earth", then announces his retirement from major league baseball.
    • September 1 » General George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
    • September 21 » Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by the Iron Guard.
    • November 15 » In Washington, D.C., US President Franklin D. Roosevelt lays the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial.
    • November 23 » World War II: HMSRawalpindi is sunk by the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.

Day of death July 14, 1987

  • The temperature on July 14, 1987 was between 12.4 °C and 25.1 °C and averaged 19.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (73%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 1987: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.6 million citizens.
    • March 7 » Lieyu massacre: Taiwanese military massacre of 19 unarmed Vietnamese refugees at Donggang, Lieyu, Kinmen.
    • April 8 » Los Angeles Dodgers executive Al Campanis resigns amid controversy over racially charged remarks he had made while on Nightline.
    • April 21 » The Tamil Tigers are blamed for a car bomb that detonates in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, killing 106 people.
    • July 1 » The American radio station WFAN in New York City is launched as the world's first all-sports radio station.
    • July 31 » A tornado occurs in Edmonton, Canada.
    • November 22 » Two Chicago television stations are hijacked by an unknown pirate dressed as Max Headroom.


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