Family tree Weening » Pieter Zijlstra (1907-1939)

Personal data Pieter Zijlstra 


Household of Pieter Zijlstra

He is married to Janke Merkus.

They got married on May 7, 1927 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 19 years old.Source 4

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Pieter Zijlstra

Pieter Fokkes Zijlstra
1838-1900
Pietje Sytzes Kempenaar
1851-1929
Oedzen Durks van der Galien
1842-1926
Baukje Douwes Boskma
1848-1908

Pieter Zijlstra
1907-1939

1927

Janke Merkus
1904-1992


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1907, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1939, Achtkarspelen
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/180281/zijlstra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1927, Kollumerland c.a.

Historical events

Birthday May 21, 1907

  • The temperature on May 21, 1907 was between 3.5 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • February 5 » Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
    • June 22 » The London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens.
    • August 29 » The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
    • September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
    • December 19 » Two hundred thirty-nine coal miners die in the Darr Mine Disaster in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania.
    • December 31 » The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan.

Day of marriage May 7, 1927

  • The temperature on May 7, 1927 was between 9.8 °C and 23.6 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 12.9 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
    • March 11 » In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre.
    • April 7 » The first long-distance public television broadcast (from Washington, D.C., to New York City, displaying the image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover).
    • May 9 » Old Parliament House, Canberra officially opens.
    • July 10 » Kevin O'Higgins TD, Vice-President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State is assassinated by the IRA.
    • August 19 » Patriarch Sergius of Moscow proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet Union.
    • December 11 » Guangzhou Uprising: Communist Red Guards launch an uprising in Guangzhou, China, taking over most of the city and announcing the formation of a Guangzhou Soviet.

Day of death April 28, 1939

  • The temperature on April 28, 1939 was between 2.5 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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.
    • January 27 » First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
    • March 26 » Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war.
    • September 1 » The Wound Badge for Wehrmacht, SS, Kriegsmarine, and Luftwaffe soldiers is instituted. The final version of the Iron Cross is also instituted on this date.
    • September 2 » World War II: Following the start of the invasion of Poland the previous day, the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) is annexed by Nazi Germany.
    • September 9 » World War II: The Battle of Hel begins, the longest-defended pocket of Polish Army resistance during the German invasion of Poland.
    • December 18 » World War II: The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, the first major air battle of the war, takes place.


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