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Personal data Gerrit Zijlstra 


Household of Gerrit Zijlstra

He is married to Geeske Mollema.

They got married on May 21, 1924 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.Source 2

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerrit Zijlstra

Bouke Zijlstra
1834-1925
Zwaantje Moltmaker
1833-1922
Jan Zevenberg
1830-1875
Antje Bosklopper
1832-1900

Gerrit Zijlstra
1899-1987

1924

Geeske Mollema
1890-1976


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Grijpskerk 1899
  2. Huwelijksregister 1924, Kollumerland c.a.

Historical events

Birthday March 16, 1899

  • The temperature on March 16, 1899 was about 2.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 2 » The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
    • February 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
    • February 22 » Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine–American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.
    • April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
    • July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
    • September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.

Day of marriage May 21, 1924

  • The temperature on May 21, 1924 was between 12.7 °C and 24.3 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
    • February 1 » Russia–United Kingdom relations are restored, over six years after the Communist revolution.
    • April 8 » Sharia courts are abolished in Turkey, as part of Atatürk's Reforms.
    • May 10 » J. Edgar Hoover is appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and remains so until his death in 1972.
    • August 28 » The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union.
    • December 19 » The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England.
    • December 24 » Albania becomes a republic.

Day of death October 30, 1987

  • The temperature on October 30, 1987 was between 8.4 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1987: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.6 million citizens.
    • April 21 » The Tamil Tigers are blamed for a car bomb that detonates in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, killing 106 people.
    • May 9 » LOT Flight 5055 Tadeusz Kościuszko crashes after takeoff in Warsaw, Poland, killing all 183 people on board.
    • June 12 » Cold War: At the Brandenburg Gate, U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
    • June 17 » With the death of the last individual of the species, the dusky seaside sparrow becomes extinct.
    • June 29 » Vincent Van Gogh’s painting, the Le Pont de Trinquetaille, was bought for $20.4million at an auction in London, England.
    • October 1 » The 5.9 Mw  Whittier Narrows earthquake shakes the San Gabriel Valley with a Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 200.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia

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