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Household of Egbert Kerkstra

He is married to Jantje Klazina Boerema.

They got married on May 29, 1919 at Zuidhorn (Gr), he was 29 years old.Source 4

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1889, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1959, Kollumerland c.a.
  3. https://graftombe.nl/names/info/81364/kerkstra
  4. Huwelijksregister Zuidhorn 1919

Historical events

Birthday June 20, 1889

  • The temperature on June 20, 1889 was about 22.9 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
    • April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
    • July 8 » The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
    • August 4 » The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project.
    • November 11 » The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.
    • November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.

Day of marriage May 29, 1919

  • The temperature on May 29, 1919 was between 5.5 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 13.1 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 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 1919: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
    • January 15 » Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150.
    • March 2 » The first Communist International meets in Moscow.
    • May 15 » The Winnipeg general strike begins. By 11:00, almost the whole working population of Winnipeg had walked off the job.
    • June 21 » The Royal Canadian Mounted Police fire a volley into a crowd of unemployed war veterans, killing two, during the Winnipeg general strike.
    • July 13 » The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight.
    • November 28 » Lady Astor is elected as a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. She is the first woman to sit in the House of Commons. (Countess Markievicz, the first to be elected, refused to sit.)

Day of death July 21, 1959

  • The temperature on July 21, 1959 was between 8.8 °C and 24.2 °C and averaged 18.2 °C. There was 14.5 hours of sunshine (90%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
    • January 29 » The first Melodifestivalen is held in Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden.
    • February 22 » Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.
    • March 28 » The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.
    • April 9 » Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven".
    • May 30 » The Auckland Harbour Bridge, crossing the Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, is officially opened by Governor-General Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham.
    • June 26 » Swedish boxer Ingemar Johansson becomes world champion of heavy weight boxing, by defeating American Floyd Patterson on technical knockout after two minutes and three seconds in the third round at Yankee Stadium.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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