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Personal data Wierd Tjeerds Velstra 


Household of Wierd Tjeerds Velstra

He is married to Antje Pieters van der Meer.

They got married on January 12, 1889 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 19 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Grietje Velstra  1894-1985

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1869, Tietjerksteradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1945, Tietjerksteradeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1889, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday October 12, 1869

  • The temperature on October 12, 1869 was about 14.8 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. 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 year 1869: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • May 10 » The First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah with the golden spike.
    • July 10 » Gävle, Sweden, is largely destroyed in a fire; 80% of its 10,000 residents are left homeless.
    • September 24 » Gold prices plummet after President Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market.
    • November 11 » The Victorian Aboriginal Protection Act is enacted in Australia, giving the government control of indigenous people's wages, their terms of employment, where they could live, and of their children, effectively leading to the Stolen Generations.
    • November 22 » In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched
    • December 7 » American outlaw Jesse James commits his first confirmed bank robbery in Gallatin, Missouri.

Day of marriage January 12, 1889

  • The temperature on January 12, 1889 was about -1.5 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 75 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 15 » The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.
    • February 11 » Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted.
    • June 26 » Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo.
    • September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
    • November 2 » North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.
    • November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.

Day of death May 28, 1945

  • The temperature on May 28, 1945 was between 10.3 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 8.0 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
    • January 1 » World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches Operation Bodenplatte, a massive, but failed attempt to knock out Allied air power in northern Europe in a single blow.
    • March 22 » World War II: The city of Hildesheim, Germany heavily damaged in a British air raid, though it had little military significance and Germany was on the verge of final defeat.
    • April 8 » World War II: After an air raid accidentally destroys a train carrying about 4,000 Nazi concentration camp internees in Prussian Hanover, the survivors are massacred by Nazis.
    • April 25 » Elbe Day: United States and Soviet troops meet in Torgau along the River Elbe, cutting the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany in two.
    • May 6 » World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops.
    • May 15 » World War II: The Battle of Poljana, the final skirmish in Europe is fought near Prevalje, Slovenia.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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