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Personal data Halbe Westra
- He was born on August 30, 1871 in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.Source 1
- He died on April 6, 1943 in Veenwouden, gem. Dantumadeel (Fr), he was 71 years old.Source 2
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- A child of Egbert Westra and Fokje Gosses de Jong
- This information was last updated on July 11, 2024.
Household of Halbe Westra
He is married to Jeltje de Jong.
They got married on August 8, 1896 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 24 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Fokje Westra 1896-1984
- Gosse Westra 1908-1992
- Sjoerd Westra 1911-1996
- Lieuwe Westra 1913-1988
- Hans Westra 1915-1986
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Birthday August 30, 1871
- The temperature on August 30, 1871 was about 24.7 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 3 » In the Battle of Bapaume, an engagement in the Franco-Prussian War, General Louis Faidherbe's forces bring about a Prussian retreat.
- January 19 » Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
- March 29 » Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.
- April 30 » The Camp Grant massacre takes place in Arizona Territory.
- June 16 » The Universities Tests Act 1871 allows students to enter the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests (except for those intending to study theology).
- December 26 » Thespis, the first Gilbert and Sullivan collaboration, debuts. It does modestly well, but the two would not collaborate again for four years and the score has been lost.
Day of marriage August 8, 1896
- The temperature on August 8, 1896 was about 16.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
- 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 6 » In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
- May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
- July 9 » William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
- August 30 » Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
Day of death April 6, 1943
- The temperature on April 6, 1943 was between 0.6 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
- January 23 » World War II: Troops of the British Eighth Army capture Tripoli in Libya from the German–Italian Panzer Army.
- May 16 » The Holocaust: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends.
- July 4 » World War II: In Gibraltar, a Royal Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber crashes into the sea in an apparent accident moments after takeoff, killing sixteen passengers on board, including general Władysław Sikorski, the commander-in-chief of the Polish Army and the Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile; only the pilot survives.
- August 17 » World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission.
- September 18 » World War II: Adolf Hitler orders the deportation of Danish Jews.
- October 19 » Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University.
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