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Household of Dirk Kootstra

He is married to Atje Boom.

They got married on July 3, 1940 at Leeuwarderadeel (Fr), he was 24 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Dirk Kootstra

Gerrit Taedes Kootstra
1843-1889
Hendrikje Piebes Kempenaar
1848-1932
Bauke Dirks Weistra
1848-1898
Maaike Johannes Postma
1851-1929

Dirk Kootstra
1916-1995

1940

Atje Boom
1913-1975


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1916, Achtkarspelen
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/106949/kootstra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1940, Leeuwarderadeel

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Historical events

Birthday May 3, 1916

  • The temperature on May 3, 1916 was between 6.9 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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.
    • February 25 » In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight.
    • 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.
    • July 7 » The New Zealand Labour Party was founded in Wellington.
    • September 19 » World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.
    • November 7 » Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress.

Day of marriage July 3, 1940

  • The temperature on July 3, 1940 was between 13.2 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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 7 » Winter War: Battle of Raate Road - The Finnish 9th Division finally defeat the numerically superior Soviet forces on the Raate-Suomussalmi road.
    • June 11 » World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids.
    • June 15 » World War II: Operation Ariel begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
    • 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".
    • September 19 » World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz to smuggle out information and start a resistance movement.
    • November 2 » World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians.

Day of death February 14, 1995

  • The temperature on February 14, 1995 was between 6.2 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1995: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.4 million citizens.
    • January 17 » The 6.9 Mw  Great Hanshin earthquake shakes the southern Hyōgo Prefecture with a maximum Shindo of VII, leaving 5,502–6,434 people dead, and 251,301–310,000 displaced.
    • March 2 » Yahoo! is incorporated.
    • July 11 » Yugoslav Wars: Srebrenica massacre begins; lasts until 22 July.
    • August 20 » The Firozabad rail disaster claimed 358 lives in Firozabad, India.
    • September 6 » Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that had stood for 56 years.
    • September 22 » An E-3B AWACS crashes outside Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on board are killed.


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