Family tree Weening » Wietske Veenstra (1896-1902)
Personal data Wietske Veenstra
- She was born on August 17, 1896 in Sebaldeburen, gem. Grootegast (Gr).Source 1
- She died on May 11, 1902 in Sebaldeburen, gem. Grootegast (Gr), she was 5 years old.Source 2
- A child of Fokke Veenstra and Grietje Heuker
- This information was last updated on July 30, 2025.
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Birthday August 17, 1896
- The temperature on August 17, 1896 was about 16.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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.
- January 28 » Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8mph (13km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2mph (3.2km/h).
- February 21 » An Englishman raised in Australia, Bob Fitzsimmons, fought an Irishman, Peter Maher, in an American promoted event which technically took place in Mexico, winning the 1896 World Heavyweight Championship in boxing.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
- June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
- September 21 » Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola.
Day of death May 11, 1902
- The temperature on May 11, 1902 was between 2.5 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (17%). 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.
- January 1 » The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena, California.
- January 28 » The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
- May 31 » Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.
- August 22 » Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
- December 10 » The opening of the reservoir of the Aswan Dam in Egypt.
- 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.
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