Family tree Weening » Jan Pitstra (1891-1974)
Personal data Jan Pitstra
- He was born on July 16, 1891 in Harkema-Opeinde, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: landbouwer.
- He died on January 25, 1974 in -, he was 82 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Leeuwarden (Fr).
- A child of Jan Pitstra and Imke Bijma
- This information was last updated on July 27, 2024.
Household of Jan Pitstra
He is married to Aartje Tabak.
They got married on May 7, 1914 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 22 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Jan Pitstra 1916-1979
- Wipke Pitstra 1917-
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1891, Achtkarspelen
http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/569245/pitstra
Huwelijksregister 1914, Achtkarspelen
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Birthday July 16, 1891
- The temperature on July 16, 1891 was about 15.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 15 » Allmänna Idrottsklubben (AIK) (Swedish Sports Club) is founded.
- March 10 » Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
- March 17 » SSUtopia collides with HMSAnson in the Bay of Gibraltar and sinks, killing 562 of the 880 passengers on board.
- May 15 » Pope Leo XIII defends workers' rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching.
- May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
- August 18 » Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.
Day of marriage May 7, 1914
- The temperature on May 7, 1914 was between 7.5 °C and 14.3 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 4 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.
- April 20 » Nineteen men, women, and children die in the Ludlow Massacre during a Colorado coal-miners' strike.
- August 9 » Start of the Battle of Mulhouse, part of a French attempt to recover the province of Alsace and the first French offensive of World War I.
- August 26 » World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.
- September 17 » Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
- September 17 » World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.
- October 29 » Ottoman entry into World War I.
Day of death January 25, 1974
- The temperature on January 25, 1974 was between 2.4 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
- January 18 » A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War.
- February 1 » A fire in the 25-story Joelma Building in São Paulo, Brazil kills 189 and injures 293.
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- October 8 » Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.
- December 13 » Malta becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations.
- December 22 » Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli vote to become the independent nation of Comoros. Mayotte remains under French administration.
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