Family tree Weening » Ruurd Zijlstra (1865-1943)

Personal data Ruurd Zijlstra 


Household of Ruurd Zijlstra

He is married to Wilhelmina Roorda Gall.

They got married on August 20, 1893 at Dokkum (Fr), he was 27 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Uilke Zijlstra  1894-????
  2. Antje Zijlstra  1896-1896
  3. Antje Zijlstra  1898-1902

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Ruurd Zijlstra

Jan Uilkes Zijlstra
1800-1869
Sipkje Tjeerds Zijlstra
1802-1888

Ruurd Zijlstra
1865-1943

1893

Wilhelmina Roorda Gall
1870-1952

Uilke Zijlstra
1894-????
Antje Zijlstra
1896-1896
Antje Zijlstra
1898-1902

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1865, Dokkum
  2. (Not public)
  3. Huwelijksregister 1893, Dokkum

Historical events

Birthday September 22, 1865

  • The temperature on September 22, 1865 was about 17.5 °C. The air pressure was 2.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 25 » American Civil War: In Virginia, Confederate forces temporarily capture Fort Stedman from the Union.
    • March 29 » American Civil War: Federal forces under Major General Philip Sheridan move to flank Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee as the Appomattox Campaign begins.
    • April 12 » American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, falls to the Union Army.
    • May 5 » American Civil War: The Confederate government was declared dissolved at Washington, Georgia.
    • June 19 » Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is still officially celebrated in Texas and 41 other contiguous states as Juneteenth.
    • December 4 » North Carolina ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, followed soon by Georgia, and U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks.

Day of marriage August 20, 1893

  • The temperature on August 20, 1893 was about 20.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. 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 August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • March 1 » Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
    • June 22 » The Royal Navy battleship HMSCamperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMSVictoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.
    • July 11 » The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto.
    • August 14 » France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.
    • November 1 » The Battle of Bembezi took place and was the most decisive battle won by the British in the First Matabele War of 1893.
    • November 7 » Women's suffrage: Women in the U.S. state of Colorado are granted the right to vote, the second state to do so.

Day of death January 14, 1943

  • The temperature on January 14, 1943 was between 0.5 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 17.7 mm of rain during 10.3 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • January 18 » Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: The first uprising of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto.
    • March 21 » Wehrmacht officer Rudolf von Gersdorff plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb, but the plan falls through; von Gersdorff is able to defuse the bomb in time and avoid suspicion.
    • October 6 » World War II: Thirteen civilians are burnt alive by a paramilitary group in Crete.
    • October 14 » World War II: The American Eighth Air Force loses 60 of 291 B-17 Flying Fortress during the Second Raid on Schweinfurt.
    • October 17 » The Burma Railway (Burma–Thailand Railway) is completed.
    • December 15 » World War II: The Battle of Arawe begins during the New Britain campaign.


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