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Personal data Wessel Veenstra 


Household of Wessel Veenstra

He is married to Antje Elzenga.

They got married on May 16, 1914 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 27 years old.Source 3


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1887, Dantumadeel
  2. https://graftombe.nl/names/info/446680/veenstra
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Historical events

Birthday February 12, 1887

  • The temperature on February 12, 1887 was about -4.6 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. 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 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 8 » The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
    • May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
    • June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
    • July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
    • July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
    • November 11 » August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed as a result of the Haymarket affair.

Day of marriage May 16, 1914

  • The temperature on May 16, 1914 was between 4.8 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 13.7 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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.
    • May 17 » The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.
    • June 23 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.
    • August 28 » World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
    • September 1 » St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.
    • September 3 » French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
    • December 15 » World War I: The Serbian Army recaptures Belgrade from the invading Austro-Hungarian Army.

Day of death June 13, 1972

  • The temperature on June 13, 1972 was between 3.7 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (49%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1972: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.3 million citizens.
    • March 3 » Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 crashes as a result of a control malfunction and insufficient training in emergency procedures.
    • May 8 » Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces his order to place naval mines in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation.
    • June 23 » Title IX of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended to prohibit sexual discrimination to any educational program receiving federal funds.
    • July 1 » The first Gay pride march in England takes place.
    • August 11 » Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.
    • December 18 » Vietnam War: President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will engage North Vietnam in Operation Linebacker II, a series of Christmas bombings, after peace talks collapsed with North Vietnam on the 13th.


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