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Personal data Geert Boonstra 


Household of Geert Boonstra

He is married to Klaaske Babois.

They got married on February 7, 1938 at Groningen (Gr), he was 59 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Geert Boonstra

Geert Beins Boonstra
1822-1874
Ytje Sytzes Hemrica
1830-1900
Johannes Waalkes Balk
1805-1873
Anje Louwes Bol
1808-1853
Anna Balk
1846-1900

Geert Boonstra
1878-1950

1938

Klaaske Babois
1885-1967


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Ulrum 1878
  2. Overlijdensregister Groningen 1950
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Historical events

Birthday April 15, 1878

  • The temperature on April 15, 1878 was about 19.1 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 4 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Sofia is liberated from Ottoman rule and designated the capital of Liberated Bulgaria.
    • March 24 » The British frigate HMSEurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
    • May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
    • June 10 » League of Prizren is established, to oppose the decisions of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of San Stefano, as a consequence of which the Albanian lands in the Balkans were being partitioned and given to the neighbor states of Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Greece.
    • September 1 » Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.
    • October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.

Day of marriage February 7, 1938

  • The temperature on February 7, 1938 was between -1.2 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (48%). 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • May 25 » Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people.
    • July 10 » Howard Hughes begins a 91-hour airplane flight around the world that will set a new record.
    • September 21 » The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500–700 people.
    • October 10 » Abiding by the Munich Agreement, Czechoslovakia completes its withdrawal from the Sudetenland.
    • October 31 » Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.
    • November 1 » Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.

Day of death May 30, 1950

  • The temperature on May 30, 1950 was between 9.9 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
    • July 4 » Cold War: Radio Free Europe first broadcasts.
    • July 24 » Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.
    • August 20 » Korean War: United Nations repel an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Nakdong River and assault the city of Taegu.
    • August 25 » President Harry Truman orders the U.S. Army to seize control of the nation's railroads to avert a strike.
    • September 23 » Korean War: The Battle of Hill 282 is the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World War II.
    • November 19 » US General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Commander of NATO-Europe.


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Source: Wikipedia

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