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Personal data Jan Beerstra 


Household of Jan Beerstra

He is married to Geeske Dijkstra.

They got married on May 29, 1947 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 32 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Beerstra

Louw Durks Beerstra
1853-1942
Lutske Sytzes van der Meer
1856-1928
Durk Beerstra
1884-1972
Menke Bouma
1887-1923

Jan Beerstra
1914-1970

1947

Geeske Dijkstra
1923-1974


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1914, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. https://graftombe.nl/names/info/81901/beerstra
  3. (Not public)

Historical events

Birthday June 6, 1914

  • The temperature on June 6, 1914 was between 3.6 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
    • June 28 » Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo; this is the casus belli of World War I.
    • July 4 » The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in Vienna, six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo.
    • August 15 » The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SSAncon.
    • August 23 » World War I: Japan declares war on Germany.
    • September 1 » The last known passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.
    • December 15 » World War I: The Serbian Army recaptures Belgrade from the invading Austro-Hungarian Army.

Day of marriage May 29, 1947

  • The temperature on May 29, 1947 was between 10.4 °C and 23.9 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 14.4 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
    • February 12 » Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
    • March 12 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.
    • June 25 » The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
    • August 7 » Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101-day, 7,000 kilometres (4,300mi) journey across the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to prove that pre-historic peoples could have traveled from South America.
    • October 1 » The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
    • November 18 » The Ballantyne's Department Store fire in Christchurch, New Zealand, kills 41; it is the worst fire disaster in the history of New Zealand.

Day of death January 10, 1970

  • The temperature on January 10, 1970 was between 0.9 °C and 3.1 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1970: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.0 million citizens.
    • February 11 » Japan launches Ohsumi, becoming the fourth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster.
    • March 2 » Rhodesia declares itself a republic, breaking its last links with the British crown.
    • April 6 » Newhall massacre: Four California Highway Patrol officers are killed in a shootout.
    • April 28 » Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to take part in the Cambodian campaign.
    • September 7 » Fighting begins between Arab guerrillas and government forces in Jordan.
    • November 25 » In Japan, author Yukio Mishima and one compatriot commit ritualistic seppuku after an unsuccessful coup attempt.


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