Family tree Weening » Jan Harmens Veenstra (1863-1950)

Personal data Jan Harmens Veenstra 


Household of Jan Harmens Veenstra

He is married to Grietje Hendriks de Boer.

They got married on May 14, 1887 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 23 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Bieuwkje Veenstra  1893-1967 
  2. Pieter Veenstra  1902-1985

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1863, Tietjerksteradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1950, Achtkarspelen
  3. Huwelijksregister 1887, Tietjerksteradeel

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Historical events

Birthday May 31, 1863

  • The temperature on May 31, 1863 was about 15.6 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • April 17 » American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.
    • July 1 » Keti Koti (Emancipation Day) in Suriname, marking the abolition of slavery by the Netherlands.
    • August 4 » Matica slovenská, Slovakia's public-law cultural and scientific institution focusing on topics around the Slovak nation, is established in Martin.
    • August 17 » American Civil War: In Charleston, South Carolina, Union batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held Fort Sumter.
    • October 26 » The Football Association is founded.
    • November 17 » American Civil War: Siege of Knoxville begins: Confederate forces led by General James Longstreet place Knoxville, Tennessee, under siege.

Day of marriage May 14, 1887

  • The temperature on May 14, 1887 was about 14.1 °C. The air pressure was 70 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 50%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 8 » The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
    • April 4 » Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.
    • June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
    • June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
    • November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
    • November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.

Day of death January 19, 1950

  • The temperature on January 19, 1950 was between -5.3 °C and -1.5 °C and averaged -3.0 °C. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
    • January 13 » British submarine HMSTruculent collides with an oil tanker in the Thames Estuary, killing 64 men.
    • June 29 » Korean War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman authorizes a sea blockade of Korea.
    • July 5 » Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
    • July 11 » Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank.
    • October 11 » CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
    • November 5 » Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon.


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