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Personal data Andries Westra 


Household of Andries Westra

He is married to Henderika de Boer.

They got married on June 11, 1942 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 38 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Andries Westra

Andries Pieters Westra
1852-1918
Martzen Roelofs de Boer
1854-1883
Louw Pieters Eelkema
1831-1911
Liskje Opts Wilman
1842-1917
Roelof Westra
1877-1955

Andries Westra
1903-1963

1942

Henderika de Boer
1905-1979


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1903, Oostdongeradeel
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/324610/westra
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Historical events

Birthday July 27, 1903

  • The temperature on July 27, 1903 was between 11.2 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 12.2 hours of sunshine (77%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • January 4 » Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.
    • February 14 » The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).
    • June 11 » A group of Serbian officers stormed the royal palace and assassinated King Alexander Obrenović and his wife, Queen Draga.
    • June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
    • July 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
    • September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.

Day of marriage June 11, 1942

  • The temperature on June 11, 1942 was between 2.5 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • January 23 » World War II: The Battle of Rabaul commences Japan's invasion of Australia's Territory of New Guinea.
    • February 9 » World War II: Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss American military strategy in the war.
    • February 23 » World War II: Japanese submarines fire artillery shells at the coastline near Santa Barbara, California.
    • June 22 » World War II: Erwin Rommel is promoted to Field Marshal after the Axis capture of Tobruk.
    • July 10 » World War II: An American pilot spots a downed, intact Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island (the "Akutan Zero") that the US Navy uses to learn the aircraft's flight characteristics.
    • August 6 » Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands becomes the first reigning queen to address a joint session of the United States Congress.

Day of death January 14, 1963

  • The temperature on January 14, 1963 was between -6.8 °C and 2.5 °C and averaged -1.1 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (66%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1963: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.9 million citizens.
    • April 24 » Marriage of Princess Alexandra of Kent to Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London.
    • May 2 » Berthold Seliger launches a rocket with three stages and a maximum flight altitude of more than 100 kilometres near Cuxhaven. It is the only sounding rocket developed in Germany.
    • August 15 » Execution of Henry John Burnett, the last man to be hanged in Scotland.
    • August 21 » Xá Lợi Pagoda raids: The Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces loyal to Ngô Đình Nhu, brother of President Ngo Dinh Diem, vandalizes Buddhist pagodas across the country, arresting thousands and leaving an estimated hundreds dead.
    • September 15 » Baptist Church bombing: Four children killed in the bombing of an African-American church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
    • October 10 » The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty comes into effect.


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Source: Wikipedia

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