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Personal data Jantje Westra
- She was born on March 5, 1876 in Hantum, gem. Westdongeradeel (Fr).Source 1
- She died on July 10, 1960 in -, she was 84 years old.Source 2
- She is buried in Hantum, gem. Westdongeradeel (Fr).
- A child of Pieter Dirks Westra and Aukje Tjeerds Obma
- This information was last updated on February 15, 2025.
Household of Jantje Westra
She is married to Jasper Schaafstra.
They got married on June 11, 1896 at Westdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 20 years old.Source 3
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Geboorteregister 1876, Westdongeradeel
https://graftombe.nl/names/info/371535/westra
Huwelijksregister 1896, Westdongeradeel
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Birthday March 5, 1876
- The temperature on March 5, 1876 was about 5.7 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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 year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- June 17 » American Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud: 1,500 Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook's forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory.
- June 25 » Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
- July 8 » The Hamburg massacre prior to the 1876 United States presidential election results in the deaths of six African-Americans of the Republican Party, along with one white assailant.
- August 1 » Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
- September 7 » In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.
- November 17 » Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Slavonic March" is given its premiere performance in Moscow, Russia.
Day of marriage June 11, 1896
- The temperature on June 11, 1896 was about 21.0 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- April 15 » Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece.
- May 26 » Nicholas II becomes the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.
- May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
- August 27 » Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
- November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
Day of death July 10, 1960
- The temperature on July 10, 1960 was between 13.2 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 10.8 mm of rain during 5.4 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1960: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
- August 7 » Ivory Coast becomes independent from France.
- August 16 » Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico at 102,800 feet (31,300m), setting three records that held until 2012: High-altitude jump, free fall, and highest speed by a human without an aircraft.
- September 2 » The first election of the Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration, in history of Tibet. The Tibetan community observes this date as Democracy Day.
- September 22 » The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation.
- October 12 » Japan Socialist Party leader Inejiro Asanuma is stabbed to death during a live Television broadcast.
- November 14 » Ruby Bridges becomes the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana.
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