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Personal data Durk Westra 


Household of Durk Westra

He is married to Sytske van der Schaaf.

They got married on May 15, 1926 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 27 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Durk Westra

Durk Rogchus Westra
1840-1919
Jetske Johannes Merkus
1836-1920
Kornelus Annes Dijkstra
1834-1901
Antje Gabes Boorsma
1833-1908

Durk Westra
1899-1969

1926

Sytske van der Schaaf
1901-1982


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1899, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/83724/westra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1926, Kollumerland c.a.

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Historical events

Birthday February 8, 1899

  • The temperature on February 8, 1899 was about 11.3 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Spanish rule ends in Cuba.
    • February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
    • February 16 » Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, is founded.
    • March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
    • March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
    • April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.

Day of marriage May 15, 1926

  • The temperature on May 15, 1926 was between 5.9 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
    • May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
    • May 18 » Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
    • July 23 » Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
    • September 8 » Germany is admitted to the League of Nations.
    • October 14 » The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published.
    • October 31 » Last issue of the independent Italian newspaper Il Mondo, thereafter suppressed by the Mussolini regime

Day of death July 3, 1969

  • The temperature on July 3, 1969 was between 14.0 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (9%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1969: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
    • April 1 » The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing capabilities, enters service with the Royal Air Force.
    • April 22 » The formation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) is announced at a mass rally in Calcutta.
    • September 1 » A coup in Libya brings Muammar Gaddafi to power.
    • October 1 » Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.
    • October 29 » The first-ever computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet.
    • November 20 » Vietnam War: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) publishes explicit photographs of dead villagers from the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam.


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