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Personal data Auktje Meetstra
- She was born on August 1, 1873 in Gaarkeuken, gem. Grijpskerk (Gr).Source 1
- She died on April 20, 1965 in Groningen (Gr), she was 91 years old.Source 2
- She is buried in Lutjegast, gem. Grootegast (Gr).Source 3
- A child of Willem Alkes Meetstra and Jitske Ottes Hogeveen
- This information was last updated on June 18, 2023.
Household of Auktje Meetstra
She is married to Jan Smeda.
They got married on May 23, 1896 at Grootegast (Gr), she was 22 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Jitske Geertje Smeda 1897-1976
- Eelkje Smeda 1899-1977
- Jantje Alina Smeda 1901-1990
- Reit Jan Smeda 1903-1967
- Willem Smeda 1905-1989
- Alina Kaatje Smeda 1908-1997
- Otto Hepke Smeda 1912-1995
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Sources
Geboorteregister Grijpskerk 1873
Overlijdensregister Groningen 1965
http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/33754/meedstra
Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1896
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Birthday August 1, 1873
- The temperature on August 1, 1873 was about 22.3 °C. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 18 » Bulgarian revolutionary leader Vasil Levski is executed by hanging in Sofia by the Ottoman authorities.
- March 10 » The first Azerbaijani play "The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran" prepared by Akhundov was performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.
- March 22 » The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.
- May 9 » Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression.
- June 5 » Sultan Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar closes the great slave market under the terms of a treaty with Great Britain.
- August 4 » American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.
Day of marriage May 23, 1896
- The temperature on May 23, 1896 was about 11.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- April 15 » Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece.
- May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
- May 26 » Nicholas II becomes the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.
- August 17 » Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.
- November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
Day of death April 20, 1965
- The temperature on April 20, 1965 was between 0.7 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (27%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
- 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 year 1965: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.2 million citizens.
- April 29 » Pakistan's Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) successfully launches its seventh rocket in its Rehber series.
- June 3 » The launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American spacewalk.
- July 28 » Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.
- August 29 » The Gemini V spacecraft returns to Earth, landing in the Atlantic Ocean.
- September 11 » Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Army captures the town of Burki, just southeast of Lahore.
- September 20 » Following the Battle of Burki, the Indian Army captures Dograi in course of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
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