Family tree Weening » Hendrik Veenstra (1857-1915)
Personal data Hendrik Veenstra
- He was born on March 1, 1857 in Grootegast (Gr).Source 1
- Profession: landbouwer.
- He died on March 2, 1915 in Sebaldeburen, gem. Grootegast (Gr), he was 58 years old.Source 2
- A child of Siese Volkerts Veenstra and Jacobje Stokroos
- This information was last updated on June 14, 2023.
Household of Hendrik Veenstra
He is married to Sapke de Vries.
They got married on April 7, 1883 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 26 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Siese Veenstra 1888-1966
- Sjoerd Veenstra 1890-1893
- Folkert Veenstra 1898-1898
- Antje Veenstra 1898-1970
- Janke Veenstra 1901-1988
- Folkert Veenstra 1903-1982
- Wilhelmina Veenstra 1906-1994
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Historical events
Birthday March 1, 1857
- The temperature on March 1, 1857 was about 5.9 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
- In the year 1857: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- March 3 » Second Opium War: France and the United Kingdom declare war on China.
- March 23 » Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.
- June 1 » Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal is published.
- September 20 » The Indian Rebellion of 1857 ends with the recapture of Delhi by troops loyal to the East India Company.
- October 5 » The city of Anaheim, California is founded.
- October 24 » Sheffield F.C., the world's oldest association football club still in operation, is founded in England.
Day of marriage April 7, 1883
- The temperature on April 7, 1883 was about 7.4 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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.
- January 19 » The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
- May 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
- June 16 » The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England, kills 183 children.
- August 17 » The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
- October 22 » The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.
- December 21 » The Royal Canadian Dragoons and The Royal Canadian Regiment, the first Permanent Force cavalry and infantry regiments of the Canadian Army, are formed.
Day of death March 2, 1915
- The temperature on March 2, 1915 was between 0.4 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 4 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 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 13 » The 6.7 Mw Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978–32,610.
- January 17 » Russia defeats Ottoman Turkey in the Battle of Sarikamish during the Caucasus Campaign of World War I.
- January 26 » The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U.S. Congress.
- January 28 » An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces.
- 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.
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- 1870 » E. M. Antoniadi, Greek-French astronomer and academic († 1944)
- 1876 » Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian businessman († 1942)
- 1895 » Berthe Morisot, French painter (b. 1841)
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- 1896 » Jubal Early, American general (b. 1816)
- 1921 » Champ Clark, American lawyer and politician, 41st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1850)
- 1930 » D. H. Lawrence, English novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1885)
- 1938 » Ben Harney, American pianist and composer (b. 1871)
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