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Personal data Dirk Veenstra 


Household of Dirk Veenstra

He is married to Maria Helder.

They got married on June 1, 1940 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 24 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Dirk Veenstra

Egbert Durks Veenstra
1844-1922
Aafke Rinzes Monsma
1840-1924
Jacob Durks Wybenga
1836-1920
Antje Ritskes Reitsma
1835-1920

Dirk Veenstra
1915-1992

1940

Maria Helder
1914-2009


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Sources

  1. Bevolkingsregister Dantumadeel
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/2199213/veenstra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1940, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday August 22, 1915

  • The temperature on August 22, 1915 was between 6.8 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 1915: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
    • January 26 » The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U.S. Congress.
    • March 20 » Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
    • June 21 » The U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision in Guinn v. United States 238 US 347 1915, striking down Oklahoma grandfather clause legislation which had the effect of denying the right to vote to blacks.
    • July 28 » The United States begins a 19-year occupation of Haiti.
    • September 25 » World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.
    • October 14 » World War I: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers.

Day of marriage June 1, 1940

  • The temperature on June 1, 1940 was between 5.3 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
    • February 16 » World War II: Altmark incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer HMSCossack. 299 British prisoners are freed.
    • February 27 » Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14.
    • May 26 » World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
    • September 19 » World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz to smuggle out information and start a resistance movement.
    • October 31 » World War II: The Battle of Britain ends: The United Kingdom prevents a possible German invasion.
    • November 14 » World War II: In England, Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed.

Day of death December 22, 1992

  • The temperature on December 22, 1992 was between 2.4 °C and 3.5 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1992: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.1 million citizens.
    • January 9 » The Assembly of the Serb People in Bosnia and Herzegovina proclaims the creation of Republika Srpska, a new state within Yugoslavia.
    • March 1 » Bosnia and Herzegovina declares its independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
    • April 2 » Forty-two civilians are massacred in the town of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    • April 5 » Alberto Fujimori, president of Peru, dissolves the Peruvian congress by military force.
    • July 23 » A Vatican commission, led by Joseph Ratzinger, establishes that limiting certain rights of homosexual people and non-married couples is not equivalent to discrimination on grounds of race or gender.
    • September 28 » A Pakistan International Airlines flight crashes into a hill in Nepal, killing all 167 passengers and crew.


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