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Personal data Brant Hoekstra 

  • He was born on June 5, 1922 in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.
  • Profession: landarbeider.
  • He died on March 22, 2011 in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 88 years old.Source 1
  • He is buried in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.Source 2
  • A child of Frans Hoekstra and Baukje van Seggeren
  • This information was last updated on September 4, 2026.

Household of Brant Hoekstra

He is married to Goitske van der Meulen.

They got married on January 18, 1945 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 22 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Brant Hoekstra

Wieger Franzes Hoekstra
1857-1949
Sjoukje Grijpstra
1865-1952
Geert van Seggeren
1864-1886
Taetske de Roos
1868-1960

Brant Hoekstra
1922-2011

1945

Goitske van der Meulen
1924-2013


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Sources

  1. https://www.online-familieberichten.nl/pers/866558/Brant-Hoekstra-1922-2011
  2. https://www.online-begraafplaatsen.nl/graf/1625737/2695497/Goitske-van-der-Meulen-1924-2013
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Historical events

Birthday June 5, 1922

  • The temperature on June 5, 1922 was between 1.9 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 13.5 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
    • April 24 » The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England, and Cairo, Egypt, comes into operation.
    • June 16 » General election in the Irish Free State: The pro-Treaty Sinn Féin party wins a large majority.
    • August 26 » Greco-Turkish War (1919–22): Turkish army launched what has come to be known to the Turks as the "Great Offensive" (Büyük Taarruz). The major Greek defense positions were overrun.
    • October 19 » British Conservative MPs vote to terminate the coalition government with the Liberal Party.
    • November 26 » Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.
    • December 16 » President of Poland Gabriel Narutowicz is assassinated by Eligiusz Niewiadomski at the Zachęta Gallery in Warsaw.

Day of marriage January 18, 1945

  • The temperature on January 18, 1945 was between 0.6 °C and 4.4 °C and averaged 3.2 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
    • February 14 » World War II: Mostar is liberated by Yugoslav partisans
    • March 11 » World War II: The Empire of Vietnam, a short-lived Japanese puppet state, is established with Bảo Đại as its ruler.
    • April 12 » World War II: The U.S. Ninth Army under General William H. Simpson crosses the Elbe River astride Magdeburg, and reached Tangermünde—only 50 miles from Berlin.
    • April 29 » The Italian commune of Fornovo di Taro is liberated from German forces by Brazilian forces.
    • April 29 » World War II: The Captain-class frigate HMS Goodall (K479) is torpedoed by U-286 outside the Kola Inlet becoming the last Royal Navy ship to be sunk in the European theatre of World War II.
    • October 18 » A group of the Venezuelan Armed Forces, led by Mario Vargas, Marcos Pérez Jiménez and Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, stages a coup d'état against president Isaías Medina Angarita, who is overthrown by the end of the day.

Day of death March 22, 2011

  • The temperature on March 22, 2011 was between -1.2 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 10.8 hours of sunshine (88%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2011: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
    • January 27 » Arab Spring: The Yemeni Revolution begins as over 16,000 protestors demonstrate in Sana'a.
    • June 1 » Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing after 25 flights.
    • July 13 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations.
    • July 28 » While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. The Boeing 747-400F freighter attempts to divert to Jeju International Airport, but crashes into the sea South-West of Jeju island, killing both crew members on board.
    • August 23 » A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at $200million–$300million USD.
    • September 17 » Occupy Wall Street movement begins in Zuccotti Park, New York City.


Same birth/death day

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  • 1922 » Sheila Sim, English actress († 2016)
  • 1923 » Daniel Pinkham, American organist and composer († 2006)
  • 1923 » Jorge Daponte, Argentinian racing driver († 1963)
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