Family tree Weening » Dina Veenstra (1862-1944)
Personal data Dina Veenstra
- She was born on April 18, 1862 in Surhuizum, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: landbouwerse.
- She died on February 28, 1944 in Opende, gem. Grootegast (Gr), she was 81 years old.Source 2
- A child of Jan Johannes Veenstra and Jeltje Hendriks Piersma
- This information was last updated on June 24, 2024.
Household of Dina Veenstra
(1) She is married to Geert Postmus.
They got married on May 18, 1889 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 27 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Jan Postmus 1893-1965
- Edsge Postmus 1894-1902
(2) She is married to Yme Sjoerds Veenstra.
They got married on April 14, 1900 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 37 years old.Source 4
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Historical events
Birthday April 18, 1862
- The temperature on April 18, 1862 was about 13.2 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- 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 1862: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 22 » Jefferson Davis is officially inaugurated for a six-year term as the President of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. He was previously inaugurated as a provisional president on February 18, 1861.
- May 1 » American Civil War: The Union Army completes its capture of New Orleans.
- May 5 » Cinco de Mayo: Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla in Mexico.
- June 20 » Barbu Catargiu, the Prime Minister of Romania, is assassinated.
- July 1 » Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, second daughter of Queen Victoria, marries Prince Louis of Hesse, the future Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse.
- July 18 » First ascent of Dent Blanche, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
Day of marriage April 14, 1900
- The temperature on April 14, 1900 was about 8.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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 year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 16 » The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
- February 27 » The British Labour Party is founded.
- March 13 » British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, during the Second Boer War.
- May 17 » The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
- May 24 » Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
- December 18 » The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook, Victoria Narrow-gauge (2ft 6 in or 762mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic.
Day of death February 28, 1944
- The temperature on February 28, 1944 was between -2.8 and 2.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 1944: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
- April 28 » World War II: Nine German E-boats attacked US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946.
- June 22 » World War II: Opening day of the Soviet Union's Operation Bagration against the Army Group Centre.
- August 16 » First flight of a jet with forward-swept wings, the Junkers Ju 287.
- August 25 » World War II: Paris is liberated by the Allies.
- October 18 » World War II: The state funeral of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel takes place in Ulm Germany.
- December 16 » World War II: The Battle of the Bulge begins with the surprise offensive of three German armies through the Ardennes forest.
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