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Personal data Sytske Westra 


Household of Sytske Westra

She is married to Sjoerd Poelstra.

They got married on May 11, 1912 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, she was 30 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  2. Riemer Poelstra  1915-2002
  3. Andries Poelstra  1920-1999

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1882, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1946, Kollumerland c.a.
  3. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/446595/westra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1912, Kollumerland c.a.

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Historical events

Birthday April 5, 1882

  • The temperature on April 5, 1882 was about 15.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 24 » Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
    • March 29 » The Knights of Columbus is established.
    • April 25 » French and Vietnamese troops clashed in Tonkin, when Commandant Henri Rivière seized the citadel of Hanoi with a small force of marine infantry.
    • June 30 » Charles J. Guiteau is hanged in Washington, D.C. for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield.
    • July 26 » Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.
    • September 5 » Tottenham Hotspur, a Premier League football club from North London, is founded (as Hotspur F.C.).

Day of marriage May 11, 1912

  • The temperature on May 11, 1912 was between 7.1 °C and 25.1 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 3 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
    • January 23 » The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.
    • March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
    • April 17 » Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
    • October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with a Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
    • December 28 » The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.

Day of death May 21, 1946

  • The temperature on May 21, 1946 was between 10.4 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak 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)
  • 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 Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
    • March 21 » The Los Angeles Rams sign Kenny Washington, making him the first African American player in professional American football since 1933.
    • June 27 » In the Canadian Citizenship Act, the Parliament of Canada establishes the definition of Canadian citizenship.
    • July 1 » Crossroads Able is the first postwar nuclear weapon test.
    • September 6 » United States Secretary of State James F. Byrnes announces that the U.S. will follow a policy of economic reconstruction in postwar Germany.
    • October 16 » Nuremberg trials: Ten defendants found guilty by the International Military Tribunal are executed by hanging.
    • December 31 » President Harry S. Truman officially proclaims the end of hostilities in World War II.


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