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Personal data Aafke Westra 


Household of Aafke Westra

She is married to Pieter Posthumus.

They got married on May 20, 1910 at Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 21 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Janke Posthumus  1911-1992

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Aafke Westra

Symen Joukes Westra
1814-1878
Lijsbert Abeles van der West
1814-1885

Aafke Westra
1888-1966

1910

Pieter Posthumus
1884-1965

Janke Posthumus
1911-1992

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1888, Oostdongeradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1966, Dokkum
  3. Huwelijksregister 1910, Oostdongeradeel

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Historical events

Birthday October 19, 1888

  • The temperature on October 19, 1888 was about 8.3 °C. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 51%. 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 Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
    • June 29 » George Edward Gouraud records Handel's Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the oldest known recording of music.
    • July 15 » The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
    • September 8 » In England, the first six Football League matches are played.
    • October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.
    • October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.

Day of marriage May 20, 1910

  • The temperature on May 20, 1910 was between 14.0 °C and 29.0 °C and averaged 21.1 °C. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (72%). 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
    • May 11 » An act of the U.S. Congress establishes Glacier National Park in Montana.
    • June 2 » Charles Rolls, a co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, becomes the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane.
    • June 19 » The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
    • September 20 » The ocean liner SSFrance, later known as the "Versailles of the Atlantic", is launched.
    • November 21 » Sailors on board Brazil's warships including the Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Bahia, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash).
    • November 23 » Johan Alfred Ander becomes the last person to be executed in Sweden.

Day of death January 21, 1966

  • The temperature on January 21, 1966 was between -1.7 °C and 2.1 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 5.4 mm of rain during 7.0 hours. The almost completely overcast 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 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1966: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.4 million citizens.
    • January 10 » Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
    • January 12 » Lyndon B. Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended.
    • August 1 » Purges of intellectuals and imperialists becomes official China policy at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.
    • August 23 » Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon.
    • August 29 » Leading Egyptian thinker Sayyid Qutb is executed for plotting the assassination of President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
    • November 2 » The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States.


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