Family tree Weening » Geeske Bijstra (1917-)
Personal data Geeske Bijstra
- She was born on January 12, 1917 in Lutjegast, gem. Grootegast (Gr).Source 1
- She died in -.
- A child of Bauke Bijstra and Ettina Faber
- This information was last updated on June 14, 2023.
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Household of Geeske Bijstra
She is married to Wiebe de Brock.
They got married on February 3, 1938 at Hoogkerk (Gr), she was 21 years old.Source 2
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Historical events
Birthday January 12, 1917
- The temperature on January 12, 1917 was between -0.3 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was 8.5 mm of rain. 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- January 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
- February 24 » World War I: The U.S. ambassador Walter Hines Page to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- May 21 » The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of the British Empire's military forces.
- June 23 » In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
- August 28 » Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
Day of marriage February 3, 1938
- The temperature on February 3, 1938 was between 2.7 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
- February 4 » Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Armed Forces High Command.
- February 18 » Second Sino-Japanese War: During the Nanking Massacre, the Nanking Safety Zone International Committee is renamed "Nanking International Rescue Committee", and the safety zone in place for refugees falls apart.
- March 12 » Anschluss: German troops occupy and absorb Austria.
- March 18 » Mexico creates Pemex by expropriating all foreign-owned oil reserves and facilities.
- July 20 » The United States Department of Justice files suit in New York City against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act in regards to the studio system. The case would eventually result in a break-up of the industry in 1948.
- August 18 » The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States with Ontario, Canada over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Same birth/death day
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- 1916 » P. W. Botha, South African politician, 8th Prime Minister of South Africa († 2006)
- 1916 » Ruth R. Benerito, American chemist and inventor († 2013)
- 1917 » Jimmy Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 2007)
- 1917 » Walter Hendl, American pianist, composer, and conductor († 2007)
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