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Personal data Grietje Wierda 


Household of Grietje Wierda

She is married to Jan Pitstra.

They got married on May 20, 1936 at Leeuwarden (Fr), she was 20 years old.Source 3

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1915, Leeuwarden
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/2263402/wierda
  3. (Not public)

Historical events

Birthday October 20, 1915

  • The temperature on October 20, 1915 was between 2.3 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
    • May 7 » The Republic of China accedes to 13 of the 21 Demands, extending the Empire of Japan's control over Manchuria and the Chinese economy.
    • May 9 » World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces.
    • May 22 » Lassen Peak erupts with a powerful force, the only volcano besides Mount St. Helens to erupt in the contiguous U.S. during the 20th century.
    • July 7 » Colombo Town Guard officer Henry Pedris is executed in British Ceylon for allegedly inciting persecution of Muslims.
    • July 7 » The First Battle of the Isonzo comes to an end.
    • August 6 » World War I: Battle of Sari Bair: The Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing of reinforcements at Suvla Bay.

Day of death September 5, 1997

  • The temperature on September 5, 1997 was between 11.1 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (9%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
    • January 23 » Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.
    • February 4 » En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel killing 73.
    • March 22 » Tara Lipinski, aged 14 years and nine months, becomes the youngest women's World Figure Skating Champion.
    • June 28 » Holyfield–Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear.
    • October 15 » The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn.
    • December 27 » Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 1913 » Grandpa Jones, American singer-songwriter and banjo player († 1998)
  • 1914 » Fayard Nicholas, American actor, dancer, and choreographer († 2006)
  • 1917 » Jean-Pierre Melville, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1973)
  • 1917 » Stéphane Hessel, German-French activist and diplomat († 2013)
  • 1918 » Martin Drewes, German soldier and pilot († 2013)

Source: Wikipedia


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