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Personal data Sybren Zwaagstra 


Household of Sybren Zwaagstra

He is married to Froukje Katsma.

They got married on August 28, 1947 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 30 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Sybren Zwaagstra

Durk Alberts Zwaagstra
1852-1938
Willemke Jacobs Postma
1854-1893
Sjoerd Sybes Storm
1854-1913
Sybrigje Wytzes Meyer
1858-1915
Antje Storm
1883-1962

Sybren Zwaagstra
1917-2005

1947

Froukje Katsma
1924-2000


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  2. https://graftombe.nl/names/info/84422/zwaagstra
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Historical events

Birthday July 24, 1917

  • The temperature on July 24, 1917 was between 8.4 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
    • February 24 » World War I: The U.S. ambassador Walter Hines Page to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States.
    • March 31 » According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions.
    • April 2 » World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
    • June 23 » In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
    • November 20 » World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins: British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back.
    • November 25 » World War I: German forces defeat Portuguese army of about 1,200 at Negomano on the border of modern-day Mozambique and Tanzania.

Day of marriage August 28, 1947

  • The temperature on August 28, 1947 was between 14.3 °C and 22.5 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 10.3 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 4 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
    • March 29 » Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule in Madagascar.
    • April 28 » Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to demonstrate that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia.
    • July 6 » Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India.
    • August 7 » The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST).
    • August 15 » India gains Independence from British rule after near 190 years of British company and crown rule, and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
    • October 16 » The Philippines takes over the administration of the Turtle Islands and the Mangsee Islands from the United Kingdom.

Day of death March 24, 2005

  • The temperature on March 24, 2005 was between 7.3 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 10.9 mm of rain during 5.0 hours. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (52%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2005: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
    • February 1 » King Gyanendra of Nepal carries out a coup d'état to capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers.
    • March 3 » Margaret Wilson is elected as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, beginning a period lasting until August 23, 2006 where all the highest political offices (including Elizabeth II as Head of State), were occupied by women, making New Zealand the first country for this to occur.
    • March 26 » Around 200,000 to 300,000 Taiwanese demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of China.
    • April 24 » Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.
    • August 15 » Israel's unilateral disengagement plan to evict all Israelis from the Gaza Strip and from four settlements in the northern West Bank begins.
    • December 11 » The Buncefield Oil Depot catches fire in Hemel Hempstead, England.


Same birth/death day

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