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Personal data Kornelia Westra 


Household of Kornelia Westra

She is married to Gerrit Riemersma.

They got married on April 12, 1902 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, she was 20 years old.Source 4


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Kornelia Westra

Geert Libbes Westra
1828-1887
Jacobje Lugtenberg
1834-1887
Sijke Westra
1856-1942

Kornelia Westra
1881-1955

1902

Gerrit Riemersma
1880-1959

Antje Riemersma
1903-????

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Grootegast 1881
  2. Overlijdensregister Assen, 1955
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/2119/westra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1902, Kollumerland c.a.

Historical events

Birthday August 28, 1881

  • The temperature on August 28, 1881 was about 11.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 1 » The first Minnesota State Capitol burns down.
    • March 13 » Alexander II of Russia is assassinated.
    • June 13 » The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
    • June 14 » The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak.
    • July 4 » In Alabama, the Tuskegee Institute opens.
    • September 20 » U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in, the morning after becoming President upon James A. Garfield's death.

Day of marriage April 12, 1902

  • The temperature on April 12, 1902 was between 4.9 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (39%). 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 1902: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • January 30 » The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London.
    • June 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
    • July 17 » Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo, New York.
    • August 9 » Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    • October 24 » Guatemala's Santa María Volcano begins to erupt, becoming the third-largest eruption of the 20th century.
    • December 28 » The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.

Day of death January 18, 1955

  • The temperature on January 18, 1955 was between -4.0 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. There was 7.2 mm of rain during 4.7 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
    • May 5 » The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into effect.
    • July 9 » The Russell–Einstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare.
    • September 16 » A Zulu-class submarine becomes the first to launch a ballistic missile.
    • November 1 » The Vietnam War begins.
    • November 5 » After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio.
    • December 5 » E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.


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