Family tree Weening » Wolter Douwes Veenstra (1883-1964)

Personal data Wolter Douwes Veenstra 


Household of Wolter Douwes Veenstra

He is married to Antje Venema.

They got married on May 11, 1907 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 23 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Janke Veenstra  1909-2007

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Wolter Douwes Veenstra

Sjoerd Douwes Veenstra
1821-1875
Antje Klazes de Jong
1823-1907
Jantje Ridzerts de Vries
1812-1886

Wolter Douwes Veenstra
1883-1964

1907

Antje Venema
1884-1960

Janke Veenstra
1909-2007

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1883, Tietjerksteradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1964, Tietjerksteradeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1907, Tietjerksteradeel

Historical events

Birthday September 5, 1883

  • The temperature on September 5, 1883 was about 15.9 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 23 » Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an anti-trust law.
    • March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
    • May 27 » Alexander III is crowned Tsar of Russia.
    • June 16 » The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England, kills 183 children.
    • August 25 » France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
    • December 16 » Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.

Day of marriage May 11, 1907

  • The temperature on May 11, 1907 was between 10.7 °C and 26.6 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • January 6 » Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.
    • July 29 » Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
    • August 9 » The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
    • October 17 » Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.
    • December 8 » King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
    • December 16 » The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world.

Day of death June 9, 1964

  • The temperature on June 9, 1964 was between 10.6 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (55%). The partly 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
    • January 12 » Rebels in Zanzibar begin a revolt known as the Zanzibar Revolution and proclaim a republic.
    • January 25 » Blue Ribbon Sports, which would later become Nike, is founded by University of Oregon track and field athletes.
    • March 14 » Jack Ruby is convicted of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, the assumed assassin of John F. Kennedy.
    • July 19 » Vietnam War: At a rally in Saigon, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Khánh calls for expanding the war into North Vietnam.
    • October 22 » Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, but turns down the honor.
    • December 22 » The first test flight of the SR-71 (Blackbird) takes place at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, United States.


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