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Personal data Geertje Zijlstra 


Household of Geertje Zijlstra

She is married to Jan Jacob van Dijk.

They got married on May 7, 1921 at Eenrum (Gr), she was 20 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Geertje Zijlstra

Jan Borgers
1839-1919
Wietske Berghuis
1835-1906
Fenna Borgers
1862-1931

Geertje Zijlstra
1901-1980

1921

Jan Jacob van Dijk
1895-1960


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Leens 1901
  2. https://graftombe.nl/names/info/2011753/zijlstra
  3. Huwelijksregister Eenrum 1921

Historical events

Birthday April 12, 1901

  • The temperature on April 12, 1901 was between 5.1 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (28%). 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1901: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • August 5 » Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24ft 11.75in (7.6137m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
    • August 10 » The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
    • September 14 » U.S. President William McKinley dies after being mortally wounded on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
    • October 12 » President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.
    • October 29 » Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of U.S. President William McKinley, is executed by electrocution.
    • December 3 » In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a 20,000-word speech to the House of Representatives asking Congress to curb the power of trusts "within reasonable limits".

Day of marriage May 7, 1921

  • The temperature on May 7, 1921 was between 10.3 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (22%). 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 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 1921: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
    • March 31 » The Royal Australian Air Force is formed.
    • May 31 » The Tulsa race massacre kills at least 39, but other estimates of black fatalities vary from 55 to about 300.
    • July 11 » A truce in the Irish War of Independence comes into effect.
    • October 29 » United States: Second trial of Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston, Massachusetts.
    • November 4 » Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated in Tokyo.
    • December 22 » Opening of Visva-Bharati College, also known as Santiniketan College, now Visva Bharati University, India.

Day of death November 3, 1980

  • The temperature on November 3, 1980 was between -5.4 °C and -0.9 °C and averaged -3.6 °C. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (81%). The partly clouded 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)
  • 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1980: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.1 million citizens.
    • June 1 » Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting.
    • July 30 » Israel's Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law.
    • September 5 » The Gotthard Road Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at 10.14 miles (16.32km) stretching from Göschenen to Airolo.
    • October 10 » The 7.1 Mw  El Asnam earthquake shakes northern Algeria, killing 2,633 and injuring 8,369.
    • November 21 » A deadly fire breaks out at the MGM Grand Hotel in Paradise, Nevada (now Bally's Las Vegas). Eighty-seven people are killed and more than 650 are injured in the worst disaster in Nevada history.
    • December 2 » Salvadoran Civil War: Four American missionaries are raped and murdered by a death squad.


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