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Personal data Roelof Westra 


Household of Roelof Westra

He is married to Grietje Eelkema.

They got married on May 29, 1902 at Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 24 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Andries Westra  1903-1963

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1877, Oostdongeradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1955, Oostdongeradeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1902, Oostdongeradeel

Historical events

Birthday December 2, 1877

  • The temperature on December 2, 1877 was about 1.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • May 8 » At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens.
    • May 9 » A magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Peru kills 2,541, including some as far away as Hawaii and Japan.
    • May 9 » Mihail Kogălniceanu reads, in the Chamber of Deputies, the Declaration of Independence of Romania. This day became the Independence Day of Romania.
    • July 10 » The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.
    • September 5 » American Indian Wars: Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse is bayoneted by a United States soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson in Nebraska.
    • November 24 » Anna Sewell's animal welfare novel Black Beauty is published.

Day of marriage May 29, 1902

  • The temperature on May 29, 1902 was between 10.1 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (31%). 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • April 2 » Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated in the Marie Palace, Saint Petersburg.
    • May 17 » Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
    • June 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
    • July 17 » Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo, New York.
    • August 22 » Cadillac Motor Company is founded.
    • December 28 » The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.

Day of death January 8, 1955

  • The temperature on January 8, 1955 was between -5.0 °C and -3.2 °C and averaged -4.0 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
    • February 13 » Israel obtains four of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
    • April 11 » The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.
    • July 17 » Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.
    • November 15 » The first part of Saint Petersburg Metro is opened.
    • November 23 » The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia.
    • December 14 » Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Romania and Spain join the United Nations through United Nations Security Council Resolution 109.


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Source: Wikipedia

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