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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.
    • January 13 » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
    • June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
    • 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.
    • August 21 » The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
    • September 8 » In England, the first six Football League matches are played.
    • October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.

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 7 » The New York State Assembly refuses to seat five duly elected Socialist assemblymen.
    • January 8 » The steel strike of 1919 ends in failure for the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers labor union.
    • February 20 » An earthquake kills between 114 and 130 in Georgia and heavily damages the town of Gori.
    • March 8 » The Arab Kingdom of Syria, the first modern Arab state to come into existence, is established.
    • August 16 » The congress of the Communist Party of Bukhara opens. The congress would call for armed revolution.
    • December 3 » Following more than a month of Turkish–Armenian War, the Turkish dictated Treaty of Alexandropol is concluded.

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.
    • February 7 » The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports.
    • February 16 » Flooding in the coastal areas of West Germany kills 315 and destroys the homes of about 60,000 people.
    • September 30 » Mexican-American labor leader César Chávez founds the National Farm Workers Association.
    • October 3 » Project Mercury: Wally Schirra in Sigma 7 launched from Cape Canaveral for a six-orbit flight.
    • October 20 » China launches simultaneous offensives in Ladakh and across the McMahon Line, igniting the Sino-Indian War.
    • November 24 » Cold War: The West Berlin branch of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany forms a separate party, the Socialist Unity Party of West Berlin.


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