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Personal data Hiltje Westra 


Household of Hiltje Westra

She is married to Rienk de Vries.

They got married on May 19, 1906 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 23 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Hendrik de Vries  1911-1997

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1882, Dantumadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1957, Dantumadeel
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/196231/westra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1906, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday June 29, 1882

  • The temperature on June 29, 1882 was about 16.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 29 » The Knights of Columbus is established.
    • July 26 » Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.
    • September 5 » The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
    • September 13 » Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought.
    • September 18 » The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.
    • September 30 » Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation.

Day of marriage May 19, 1906

  • The temperature on May 19, 1906 was between 7.5 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • March 15 » Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
    • March 22 » The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.
    • April 7 » Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
    • June 26 » The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans.
    • September 7 » Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the first time successfully.
    • December 10 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.

Day of death March 17, 1957

  • The temperature on March 17, 1957 was between 9.5 °C and 11.5 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 14.6 mm of rain during 7.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong 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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
    • April 10 » The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
    • April 11 » United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
    • August 1 » The United States and Canada form the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
    • September 19 » Plumbbob Rainier becomes the first nuclear explosion to be entirely contained underground, producing no fallout.
    • October 14 » At least 81 people are killed in the most devastating flood in the history of the Spanish city of Valencia.
    • December 20 » The initial production version of the Boeing 707 makes its first flight.


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