Family tree Weening » Pieter Kooistra (1864-1961)
Personal data Pieter Kooistra
- He was born on December 26, 1864 in Burum, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: schoenmaker.
- He died on February 10, 1961 in Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten, he was 96 years old.Source 2
- A child of Minne Tjisses Kooistra and Geertruida Hendriks Lollinga
- This information was last updated on September 9, 2023.
Household of Pieter Kooistra
He is married to Geeske Wiersema.
They got married on May 16, 1896 at Aduard (Gr), he was 31 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Henderika Kooistra 1897-1965
- Geertruida Kooistra 1898-1982
- Minne Kooistra 1900-1964
- Hilje Kooistra 1902-1957
- Hendrik Kooistra 1904-1965
- Klaaske Kooistra 1906-1907
- Klaas Kooistra 1908-2003
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Birthday December 26, 1864
- The temperature on December 26, 1864 was about -3.6 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- April 25 » American Civil War: The Battle of Marks' Mills.
- May 5 » American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County.
- August 23 » American Civil War: The Union Navy captures Fort Morgan, Alabama, thus breaking Confederate dominance of all ports on the Gulf of Mexico except Galveston, Texas.
- November 11 » American Civil War: General William Tecumseh Sherman begins burning Atlanta to the ground in preparation for his march to the sea.
- December 10 » American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea: Major General William Tecumseh Sherman's Union Army troops reach the outer Confederate defenses of Savannah, Georgia.
- December 16 » American Civil War: Battle of Nashville: Major General George Thomas's Union forces defeat Lieutenant General John Bell Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee.
Day of marriage May 16, 1896
- The temperature on May 16, 1896 was about 9.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
- June 2 » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
- July 9 » William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
- August 30 » Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
- September 21 » Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola.
Day of death February 10, 1961
- The temperature on February 10, 1961 was between 2.6 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1961: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
- January 25 » 101 Dalmatians premiered from Walt Disney Productions.
- May 28 » Peter Benenson's article The Forgotten Prisoners is published in several internationally read newspapers. This will later be thought of as the founding of the human rights organization Amnesty International.
- June 23 » The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the continent, its islands and ice shelves, comes into force.
- September 1 » The Eritrean War of Independence officially begins with the shooting of Ethiopian police by Hamid Idris Awate.
- October 27 » NASA tests the first Saturn I rocket in Mission Saturn-Apollo 1.
- December 31 » RTÉ, Ireland's state broadcaster, launches its first national television service.
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