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Personal data Geertje Veenstra 


Household of Geertje Veenstra

She is married to Sjoerd Epema.

They got married on May 17, 1913 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 27 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Catharina Epema  1914-2005

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1885, Dantumadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1951, Dantumadeel
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/196550/veenstra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1913, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday July 18, 1885

  • The temperature on July 18, 1885 was about 23.1 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 43%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 8 » The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii.
    • May 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
    • June 17 » The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
    • July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
    • July 20 » The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.
    • November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.

Day of marriage May 17, 1913

  • The temperature on May 17, 1913 was between 7.1 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
    • January 5 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Lemnos begins; Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it did not venture for the rest of the war.
    • February 21 » Ioannina is incorporated into the Greek state after the Balkan Wars.
    • June 19 » Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented.
    • June 23 » Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.
    • December 14 » Haruna, the fourth and last Kongō-class ship, launches, eventually becoming one of the Japanese workhorses during World War I and World War II.
    • December 17 » A spur of the Shaker Heights streetcar line opens, the first line of the eventual Cleveland RTA Rapid Transit system.

Day of death July 8, 1951

  • The temperature on July 8, 1951 was between 10.4 °C and 23.6 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 13.5 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
    • January 27 » Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with Operation Ranger.
    • March 14 » Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul for the second time.
    • March 15 » Iranian oil industry is nationalized.
    • March 31 » Remington Rand delivers the first UNIVAC I computer to the United States Census Bureau.
    • April 11 » Korean War: President Harry Truman relieves General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea.
    • September 4 » The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.


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