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Personal data Hendrik Westra 


Household of Hendrik Westra

He is married to Johanna Tiemersma.

They got married on August 22, 1918 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 34 years old.Source 3

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1883, Dantumadeel
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/197514/westra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1918, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday November 11, 1883

  • The temperature on November 11, 1883 was about 4.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • 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 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
    • August 12 » The last quagga dies at the Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    • August 25 » France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
    • October 20 » Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
    • November 9 » The 90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles, (later the Royal Winnipeg Rifles) of the Canadian Armed Forces is founded.
    • November 18 » American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.

Day of marriage August 22, 1918

  • The temperature on August 22, 1918 was between 15.2 °C and 30.3 °C and averaged 23.0 °C. There was 12.2 hours of sunshine (85%). 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 Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
    • January 8 » U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces his "Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I.
    • October 1 » World War I: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force captures Damascus.
    • October 8 » World War I: Corporal Alvin C. York kills 28 German soldiers and captures 132 for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
    • October 28 » First World War: A new Polish government in western Galicia is established, triggering the Polish–Ukrainian War.
    • November 3 » The German Revolution of 1918–19 begins when 40,000 sailors take over the port in Kiel.
    • November 13 » World War I: Allied troops occupy Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire.

Day of death June 10, 1972

  • The temperature on June 10, 1972 was between 7.5 °C and 15.1 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1972: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.3 million citizens.
    • February 1 » Kuala Lumpur becomes a city by a royal charter granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.
    • February 3 » The first day of the seven-day 1972 Iran blizzard, which would kill at least 4,000 people, making it the deadliest snowstorm in history.
    • March 3 » Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 crashes as a result of a control malfunction and insufficient training in emergency procedures.
    • July 1 » The first Gay pride march in England takes place.
    • November 29 » Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game.
    • December 26 » Vietnam War: As part of Operation Linebacker II, 120 American B-52 Stratofortress bombers attacked Hanoi, including 78 launched from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the largest single combat launch in Strategic Air Command history.


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