Family tree Weening » Durk Pitstra (1874-1920)
Personal data Durk Pitstra
- He was born on June 16, 1874 in Harkema-Opeinde, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: arbeider.
- He died on November 24, 1920 in Groningen (Gr), he was 46 years old.Source 2
- A child of Rinze Hendriks Pitstra and Trijntje Jans Zuidema
- This information was last updated on July 15, 2024.
Household of Durk Pitstra
Attention: Wife (Baukje Bijma) is also his cousin.
(1) He is married to Baukje Bijma.
They got married on September 20, 1902 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 28 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Rinze Pitstra 1904-1951
- Emke Pitstra 1906-1959
- Trijntje Pitstra 1908-1908
(2) He is married to Trijntje Ophuis.
They got married on May 23, 1914 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 39 years old.Source 4
Bruidegom is weduwnaar van Baukje Bijma; bruid is weduwe van Witte Oldenburger
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Historical events
Birthday June 16, 1874
- The temperature on June 16, 1874 was about 11.5 °C. There was 7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 28 » One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
- March 15 » France and Vietnam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
- March 18 » Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
- June 29 » Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" leveling complaints against King George. Trikoupis is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year.
- July 31 » Dr. Patrick Francis Healy became the first African-American inaugurated as president of a predominantly white university, Georgetown University.
- August 5 » Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
Day of marriage May 23, 1914
- The temperature on May 23, 1914 was between 11.1 °C and 24.5 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
- August 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
- August 30 » World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg.
- September 1 » The last known passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.
- September 8 » World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war.
- October 9 » World War I: The Siege of Antwerp comes to an end.
- November 16 » The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.
Day of death November 24, 1920
- The temperature on November 24, 1920 was between -3.2 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (81%). 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)
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
- January 23 » The Netherlands refuses to surrender the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the Allies.
- March 8 » The Arab Kingdom of Syria, the first modern Arab state to come into existence, is established.
- March 19 » The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919).
- May 3 » A Bolshevik coup fails in the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
- November 7 » Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow issues a decree that leads to the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
- November 16 » Qantas, Australia's national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited.
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