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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 2 » Queen Victoria narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Roderick McLean in Windsor.
    • March 6 » The Serbian kingdom is re-founded.
    • June 6 » The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and their victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River.
    • June 30 » Charles J. Guiteau is hanged in Washington, D.C. for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield.
    • December 6 » Transit of Venus, second and last of the 19th century.
    • December 16 » Wales and England contest the first Home Nations (now Six Nations) rugby union match.

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.
    • April 16 » Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.
    • May 8 » Paramount Pictures is founded.
    • May 18 » The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
    • October 7 » The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction.
    • October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
    • December 8 » Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.

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.
    • January 25 » The United Mine Workers rejoins the American Federation of Labor.
    • February 22 » The "Long Telegram", proposing how the United States should deal with the Soviet Union, arrives from the US embassy in Moscow.
    • June 23 » The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake strikes Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    • July 4 » After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule by various powers, the Philippines attains full independence from the United States.
    • September 19 » The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.
    • October 1 » The Daegu October Incident occurs in Allied-occupied Korea.


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