Family tree Weening » Froukje van der Zwaag (1918-2002)
Personal data Froukje van der Zwaag
- She was born on September 26, 1918 in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.
- She died on September 21, 2002 in -, she was 83 years old.Source 1
- She is buried in Twijzel, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).
- A child of Jan van der Zwaag and Froukje Elzinga
- This information was last updated on September 7, 2026.
The author of this publication has the consent of the person concerned (if still alive) for the publication of the data.
Household of Froukje van der Zwaag
She is married to Boele Veenstra.
They got married on January 20, 1944 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 25 years old.Source 2
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Historical events
Birthday September 26, 1918
- The temperature on September 26, 1918 was between 6.9 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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 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 1918: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- February 3 » The Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco, California begins service as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at 11,920 feet (3,633 meters) long.
- February 5 » SSTuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk.
- June 1 » World War I: Western Front: Battle of Belleau Wood: Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.
- August 16 » The Battle of Lake Baikal was fought between the Czechoslovak Legion and the Red Army.
- August 17 » Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated.
- October 10 » RMS Leinster is torpedoed and sunk by UB-123, killing 564, the worst-ever on the Irish Sea.
Day of marriage January 20, 1944
- The temperature on January 20, 1944 was between 3.9 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 5.8 mm of rain during 5.3 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
- July 7 » World War II: Largest Banzai charge of the Pacific War at the Battle of Saipan.
- August 5 » World War II: At least 1,104 Japanese POWs in Australia attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales; 545 temporarily succeed but are later either killed, commit suicide, or are recaptured.
- August 15 » World War II: Operation Dragoon: Allied forces land in southern France.
- August 16 » First flight of a jet with forward-swept wings, the Junkers Ju 287.
- August 21 » World War II: Canadian and Polish units capture the strategically important town of Falaise, Calvados, France.
- September 19 » World War II: The Battle of Hürtgen Forest begins. It will become the longest individual battle that the U.S. Army has ever fought.
Day of death September 21, 2002
- The temperature on September 21, 2002 was between 10.3 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (12%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
- 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 year 2002: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 16.1 million citizens.
- February 2 » Wedding of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, and Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti
- April 4 » The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War.
- May 9 » The 38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when the Palestinians inside agree to have 13 suspected terrorists among them deported to several different countries.
- May 23 » The "55 parties" clause of the Kyoto Protocol is reached after its ratification by Iceland.
- June 11 » Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.
- November 21 » NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.
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