Family tree Weening » Gerben Veenstra (1891-1966)

Personal data Gerben Veenstra 


Household of Gerben Veenstra

He is married to Jeltje de Bruin.

They got married on May 9, 1914 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 22 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Dirk Veenstra  1920-1993

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerben Veenstra

Durk Egberts Veenstra
1817-1857
Antje Pieters Riemersma
1809-1888
Gerben Herres Boskma
1823-1902
Antje Jans Viersen
1822-1885

Gerben Veenstra
1891-1966

1914

Jeltje de Bruin
1893-1964

Dirk Veenstra
1920-1993

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1891, Dantumadeel
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/195983/veenstra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1914, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday October 18, 1891

  • The temperature on October 18, 1891 was about 12.5 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 29 » Liliuokalani is proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
    • March 3 » Shoshone National Forest is established as the first national forest in the US and world.
    • March 17 » SSUtopia collides with HMSAnson in the Bay of Gibraltar and sinks, killing 562 of the 880 passengers on board.
    • July 26 » France annexes Tahiti.
    • August 16 » The Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.
    • August 24 » Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera.

Day of marriage May 9, 1914

  • The temperature on May 9, 1914 was between 5.0 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (14%). 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 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • May 25 » The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
    • August 14 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Lorraine, an unsuccessful French offensive designed to recover the lost province of Moselle from Germany.
    • August 17 » World War I: Battle of Stallupönen: The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia.
    • September 11 » World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
    • October 5 » World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire.
    • December 15 » A gas explosion at Mitsubishi Hōjō coal mine, in Kyushu, Japan, kills 687.

Day of death December 19, 1966

  • The temperature on December 19, 1966 was between 5.6 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 9.1 mm of rain during 9.5 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1966: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.4 million citizens.
    • March 4 » A Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-8-43 explodes on landing at Tokyo International Airport, killing 64 people.
    • May 6 » Myra Hindley and Ian Brady are sentenced to life imprisonment for the Moors murders in England.
    • May 30 » Former Congolese Prime Minister, Évariste Kimba, and several other politicians are publicly executed in Kinshasa on the orders of President Joseph Mobutu.
    • June 8 » The National Football League and American Football League announced a merger effective in 1970.
    • June 14 » The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557.
    • October 14 » The city of Montreal begins the operation of its underground Montreal Metro rapid transit system.


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Source: Wikipedia

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