Family tree Weening » Marten Westerhof (1917-1972)
Personal data Marten Westerhof
- He was born on May 8, 1917 in Eestrum, gem. Tietjerksteradeel (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: arbeider.
- He died on April 29, 1972 in -, he was 54 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Noordbergum, gem. Tietjerksteradeel (Fr).
- A child of Hendrik Eesges Westerhof and Dirkje Sakes van der Kloet
- This information was last updated on October 9, 2023.
Household of Marten Westerhof
He is married to Antje Hamstra.
They got married on January 3, 1946 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 28 years old.Source 3
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Historical events
Birthday May 8, 1917
- The temperature on May 8, 1917 was between 2.2 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- March 11 » World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Stanley Maude.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- June 4 » The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World.
- July 20 » World War I: The Corfu Declaration, which leads to the creation of the post-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is signed by the Yugoslav Committee and Kingdom of Serbia.
- November 7 » The Gregorian calendar date of the October Revolution, which gets its name from the Julian calendar date of 25 October. On this date in 1917, the Bolsheviks storm the Winter Palace.
- December 15 » World War I: An armistice between Russia and the Central Powers is signed.
Day of marriage January 3, 1946
- The temperature on January 3, 1946 was between -5.8 °C and -1.2 °C and averaged -3.9 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
- January 17 » The UN Security Council holds its first session.
- May 8 » Estonian schoolgirls Aili Jõgi and Ageeda Paavel blow up the Soviet memorial which preceded the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn.
- June 23 » The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake strikes Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
- September 8 » The referendum abolishes the monarchy in Bulgaria.
- September 24 » Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong.
- September 24 » The top-secret Clifford-Elsey Report on the Soviet Union is delivered to President Truman.
Day of death April 29, 1972
- The temperature on April 29, 1972 was between 6.2 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 5.3 mm of rain during 12.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1972: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.3 million citizens.
- January 13 » Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo of Ghana are ousted in a bloodless military coup by Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheampong.
- January 30 » The Troubles: Bloody Sunday: British paratroopers open fire on anti-internment marchers in Derry, Northern Ireland, killing 13 people; another person later dies of injuries sustained.
- March 30 » Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam.
- April 20 » Apollo program: Apollo 16 lunar module, commanded by John Young and piloted by Charles Duke, lands on the moon.
- October 29 » The three surviving perpetrators of the Munich massacre are released from prison in exchange for the hostages of hijacked Lufthansa Flight 615.
- December 18 » Vietnam War: President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will engage North Vietnam in Operation Linebacker II, a series of Christmas bombings, after peace talks collapsed with North Vietnam on the 13th.
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