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Household of Meindert Turkstra

He is married to Dieuwke van der Zwaag.

They got married on May 7, 1925 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 26 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Meindert Turkstra

Meindert Minnes Wiersma
1836-1890
Dirkje Eelkes de Boer
1845-1933
Hetje Wiersma
1869-1960

Meindert Turkstra
1898-1988

1925

Dieuwke van der Zwaag
1895-1977


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1898, Westdongeradeel
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/179954/turkstra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1925, Kollumerland c.a.

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Historical events

Birthday October 15, 1898

  • The temperature on October 15, 1898 was about 5.9 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • July 4 » En route from New York to Le Havre, the SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks off the coast of Sable Island, with the loss of 549 lives.
    • August 11 » Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
    • August 13 » Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
    • September 2 » Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
    • October 6 » Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the largest American music fraternity, is founded at the New England Conservatory of Music.
    • December 10 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.

Day of marriage May 7, 1925

  • The temperature on May 7, 1925 was between 4.6 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
    • February 15 » The 1925 serum run to Nome: The second delivery of serum arrives in Nome, Alaska.
    • April 30 » Automaker Dodge Brothers, Inc is sold to Dillon, Read & Co. for US$146million plus $50million for charity.
    • May 15 » Al-Insaniyyah, the first Arabic communist newspaper, is founded.
    • July 18 » Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf.
    • August 5 » Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.
    • November 5 » Secret agent Sidney Reilly, the first "super-spy" of the 20th century, is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union.

Day of death April 17, 1988

  • The temperature on April 17, 1988 was between 6.2 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (9%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1988: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
    • March 14 » In the Johnson South Reef Skirmish Chinese forces defeat Vietnamese forces in an altercation over control of one of the Spratly Islands.
    • May 9 » New Parliament House, Canberra officially opens.
    • November 2 » The Morris worm, the first Internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from MIT.
    • November 16 » In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan elect populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister of Pakistan.
    • December 7 » The 6.8 Ms  Armenian earthquake shakes the northern part of the country with a maximum MSK intensity of X (Devastating), killing 25,000–50,000 and injuring 31,000–130,000.
    • December 21 » The first flight of Antonov An-225 Mriya, the largest aircraft in the world.


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