Family tree Weening » Willem "William" Hoekstra (1919-2012)
Personal data Willem "William" Hoekstra
- Nickname is William.
- He was born on March 28, 1919 in Twijzel, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- He died on February 13, 2012 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten, he was 92 years old.
- A child of Jan Hoekstra and Jantje Renkema
- This information was last updated on September 18, 2023.
Household of Willem "William" Hoekstra
He is married to Bertha Herrema.
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Birthday March 28, 1919
- The temperature on March 28, 1919 was between -0.7 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 8.4 mm of rain. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
- March 21 » The Hungarian Soviet Republic is established becoming the first Communist government to be formed in Europe after the October Revolution in Russia.
- March 23 » In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement.
- May 15 » Greek occupation of Smyrna. During the occupation, the Greek army kills or wounds 350 Turks; those responsible are punished by Greek commander Aristides Stergiades.
- June 11 » Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the U.S. Triple Crown.
- June 28 » The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I.
- December 17 » Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
Day of death February 13, 2012
- The temperature on February 13, 2012 was between -0.5 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (8%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
- In the year 2012: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 16.7 million citizens.
- January 19 » The Hong Kong-based file-sharing website Megaupload is shut down by the FBI.
- February 13 » The European Space Agency (ESA) conducted the first launch of the European Vega rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
- May 10 » The Damascus bombings are carried out using a pair of car bombs detonated by suicide bombers outside of a military intelligence complex in Damascus, Syria, killing 55 people.
- May 21 » A bus accident near Himara, Albania kills 13 people and injures 21 others.
- June 29 » A derecho sweeps across the eastern United States, leaving at least 22 people dead and millions without power.
- November 21 » At least 28 are wounded after a bomb is thrown onto a bus in Tel Aviv.
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