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Personal data Arend Westra 


Household of Arend Westra

He is married to Foekje Feenstra.

They got married on January 22, 1920 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 31 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Jeltje Westra  1922-1999

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1888, Dantumadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1962, Tietjerksteradeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1920, Tietjerksteradeel

Historical events

Birthday October 22, 1888

  • The temperature on October 22, 1888 was about 7.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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.
    • April 3 » The first of eleven unsolved brutal murders of women committed in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London, occurs.
    • June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
    • August 21 » The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
    • September 4 » George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
    • October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
    • October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.

Day of marriage January 22, 1920

  • The temperature on January 22, 1920 was between 1.4 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • January 16 » The League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris, France.
    • February 10 » Józef Haller de Hallenburg performs symbolic wedding of Poland to the sea, celebrating restitution of Polish access to open sea.
    • May 5 » Authorities arrest Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for alleged robbery and murder.
    • August 13 » Polish–Soviet War: The Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25. The Red Army is defeated.
    • August 20 » The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.
    • September 1 » The Fountain of Time opens as a tribute to the 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent.

Day of death June 2, 1962

  • The temperature on June 2, 1962 was between 1.5 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 1962: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa.
    • August 5 » Apartheid: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990.
    • August 7 » Canadian-born American pharmacologist Frances Oldham Kelsey awarded the U.S. President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service for her refusal to authorize thalidomide.
    • September 6 » Archaeologist Peter Marsden discovers the first of the Blackfriars Ships dating back to the second century AD in the Blackfriars area of the banks of the River Thames in London.
    • September 27 » The Yemen Arab Republic is established.
    • October 27 » An aircraft carrying Enrico Mattei, post-war Italian administrator, crashes in mysterious circumstances.


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