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Personal data Eelke Toonstra 


Household of Eelke Toonstra

He is married to Antje Veenstra.

They got married on October 26, 1895 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 27 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Pietje Toonstra  1907-1999

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1868, Dantumadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1949, Dantumadeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1895, Dantumadeel

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Historical events

Birthday May 14, 1868

  • The temperature on May 14, 1868 was about 21.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 2 » Pro-Imperial forces captured Osaka Castle from the Tokugawa shogunate and burned it to the ground.
    • August 18 » French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.
    • September 23 » Grito de Lares ("Lares Revolt") occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule.
    • September 25 » The Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Nevsky is shipwrecked off Jutland while carrying Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia.
    • September 28 » The Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France.
    • November 2 » Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally.

Day of marriage October 26, 1895

  • The temperature on October 26, 1895 was about 0.7 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1895: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 24 » Revolution breaks out in Baire, a town near Santiago de Cuba, beginning the Cuban War of Independence, that ends with the Spanish–American War in 1898.
    • April 24 » Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
    • May 7 » In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
    • May 25 » Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
    • November 5 » George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.
    • November 8 » While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray.

Day of death August 4, 1949

  • The temperature on August 4, 1949 was between 8.4 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
    • April 7 » The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific opened on Broadway; it would run for 1,925 performances and win ten Tony Awards.
    • July 21 » The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
    • August 10 » An amendment to the National Security Act of 1947 enhances the authority of the United States Secretary of Defense over the Army, Navy and Air Force, and replaces the National Military Establishment with the Department of Defense.
    • August 22 » The Queen Charlotte earthquake is Canada's strongest since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake.
    • October 25 » The Battle of Guningtou in the Taiwan Strait begins.
    • December 10 » Chinese Civil War: The People's Liberation Army begins its siege of Chengdu, the last Kuomintang-held city in mainland China, forcing President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek and his government to retreat to Taiwan.


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