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Personal data Roelof Dijkstra 


Household of Roelof Dijkstra

He is married to Rixtje Hoekstra.

They got married on May 23, 1896 at Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 23 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Taeke Dijkstra  1897-1977 
  2. Andries Dijkstra  1899-1961

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1872, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1961, Dokkum
  3. Huwelijksregister 1896, Oostdongeradeel

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Historical events

Birthday September 29, 1872

  • The temperature on September 29, 1872 was about 16.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • May 10 » Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
    • November 5 » Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
    • November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
    • November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
    • December 4 » The crewless American brigantine Mary Celeste, drifting in the Atlantic, is discovered by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship has been abandoned for nine days but is only slightly damaged. Her master Benjamin Briggs and all nine others known to have been on board are never accounted for.
    • December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.

Day of marriage May 23, 1896

  • The temperature on May 23, 1896 was about 11.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • March 1 » Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
    • May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
    • September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
    • November 17 » The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
    • December 14 » The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.
    • December 30 » Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.

Day of death June 30, 1961

  • The temperature on June 30, 1961 was between 13.3 °C and 28.4 °C and averaged 21.5 °C. There was 14.6 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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 1961: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
    • May 25 » Apollo program: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces, before a special joint session of the U.S. Congress, his goal to initiate a project to put a "man on the Moon" before the end of the decade.
    • June 1 » The Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial Bank of Canada merge to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the largest bank merger in Canadian history.
    • June 16 » While on tour with the Kirov Ballet in Paris, Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union.
    • June 23 » The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the continent, its islands and ice shelves, comes into force.
    • September 20 » Greek general Konstantinos Dovas becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
    • October 1 » The United States Defense Intelligence Agency is formed, becoming the country's first centralized military intelligence organization.


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