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Personal data Popke Veenstra 


Household of Popke Veenstra

He is married to Antje de Jong.

They got married on March 14, 1940 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 24 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Popke Veenstra

Sjuk Popkes Veenstra
1844-1927
Teetske Jelles Tjepkema
1844-1922
Jan Tjeerds de Groot
1843-1897
Klaaske Martens Elzinga
1850-1931
Alle Veenstra
1877-1959

Popke Veenstra
1916-1982

1940

Antje de Jong
1921-2010


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Sources

  1. Bevolkingsregister Dantumadeel
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/543181/veenstra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1940, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday January 26, 1916

  • The temperature on January 26, 1916 was between 4.9 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
    • March 15 » United States President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the U.S.–Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa.
    • March 16 » The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US–Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa.
    • April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
    • June 3 » The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
    • July 1 » World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded.
    • July 15 » In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).

Day of marriage March 14, 1940

  • The temperature on March 14, 1940 was between -1.9 °C and 5.9 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 26.8 mm of rain during 13.7 hours. The average windspeed was 4 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 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 Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • January 29 » Three trains on the Nishinari Line; present Sakurajima Line, in Osaka, Japan, collide and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi Station. One hundred and eighty-one people are killed.
    • May 27 » World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops; two survive.
    • June 21 » World War II: Italy begins an unsuccessful invasion of France.
    • July 20 » Denmark leaves the League of Nations.
    • August 20 » World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes the fourth of his famous wartime speeches, containing the line "Never was so much owed by so many to so few".
    • November 5 » Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first and only President of the United States to be elected to a third term.

Day of death May 20, 1982

  • The temperature on May 20, 1982 was between 12.2 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 7.5 mm of rain during 8.5 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Saturday, May 29, 1982 to Thursday, November 4, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt III, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1982: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
    • May 1 » Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during Falklands War.
    • October 5 » Tylenol products are recalled after bottles in Chicago laced with cyanide cause seven deaths.
    • October 28 » The Spanish general election begins fourteen years of rule by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.
    • November 14 » Lech Wałęsa, the leader of Poland's outlawed Solidarity movement, is released after eleven months of internment near the Soviet border.
    • December 2 » At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart.
    • December 13 » The 6.0 Ms  North Yemen earthquake shakes southwestern Yemen with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 2,800, and injuring 1,500.


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Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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