Family tree Weening » Olfert Praamstra (1890-1984)
Personal data Olfert Praamstra
- He was born on March 28, 1890 in Feerwerd, gem. Ezinge (Gr).Source 1
- Profession: koopman.
- He died on June 15, 1984 in -, he was 94 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Zutphen (Gd).
- A child of Jacob Fokkes Praamstra and Grietje de Groot
- This information was last updated on May 13, 2025.
Household of Olfert Praamstra
He is married to Epke Land.
They got married on August 2, 1917 at Adorp (Gr), he was 27 years old.Source 3
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Sources
Geboorteregister Ezinge 1890
https://graftombe.nl/names/info/965792/praamstra
Huwelijksregister Adorp 1917
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Birthday March 28, 1890
- The temperature on March 28, 1890 was about 17.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
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- January 25 » Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days.
- June 1 » The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
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Day of marriage August 2, 1917
- The temperature on August 2, 1917 was between 12.1 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 9.0 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
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- November 7 » World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
- November 8 » The first Council of People's Commissars is formed, including Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.
- November 25 » World War I: German forces defeat Portuguese army of about 1,200 at Negomano on the border of modern-day Mozambique and Tanzania.
Day of death June 15, 1984
- The temperature on June 15, 1984 was between 8.3 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1984: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 14.4 million citizens.
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