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Personal data Willem Jan Zijlstra 


Household of Willem Jan Zijlstra

He is married to Grietje Henderika Prummel.

They got married on November 9, 1942 at Groningen (Gr), he was 28 years old.Source 2

The couple were divorced on May 25, 1948.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Jan Zijlstra

Jacob Gerlofs Zijlstra
1840-1933
Ybeltje Jans van der Veen
± 1845-1917
Jan Zijlstra
1871-????
Hiltje Wilman
1876-????

Willem Jan Zijlstra
1914-????

1942

Grietje Henderika Prummel
1920-????


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Vlagtwedde 1914
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Historical events

Birthday April 14, 1914

  • The temperature on April 14, 1914 was between 3.4 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 4 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • January 5 » The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses.
    • February 13 » Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
    • July 29 » The Cape Cod Canal opened.
    • August 6 » World War I: First Battle of the Atlantic: Two days after the United Kingdom had declared war on Germany over the German invasion of Belgium, ten German U-boats leave their base in Heligoland to attack Royal Navy warships in the North Sea.
    • October 5 » World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire.
    • December 16 » World War I: Admiral Franz von Hipper commands a raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby.

Day of marriage November 9, 1942

  • The temperature on November 9, 1942 was between 1.3 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • March 3 » World War II: Ten Japanese warplanes raid Broome, Western Australia, killing more than 100 people.
    • July 4 » World War II: The 250-day Siege of Sevastopol in the Crimea ends when the city falls to Axis forces.
    • July 16 » Holocaust: Vel' d'Hiv Roundup (Rafle du Vel' d'Hiv): The government of Vichy France orders the mass arrest of 13,152 Jews who are held at the Vélodrome d'Hiver in Paris before deportation to Auschwitz.
    • August 23 » World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.
    • October 28 » The Alaska Highway first connects Alaska to the North American railway network at Dawson Creek in Canada.
    • November 3 » World War II: The Koli Point action begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends on November 12.


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