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Personal data Willem Wierstra 


Household of Willem Wierstra

He is married to Sjouktje Holtrop.

They got married on October 26, 1889 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 26 years old.Source 3

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Child(ren):

  1. Martje Wierstra  1884-???? 

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1863, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister Grootegast 1927
  3. Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1889

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Historical events

Birthday September 7, 1863

  • The temperature on September 7, 1863 was about 16.0 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 1863: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • May 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville begins.
    • May 27 » American Civil War: First Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson.
    • June 20 » American Civil War: West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. state.
    • July 19 » American Civil War: Morgan's Raid: At Buffington Island in Ohio, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raid into the north is mostly thwarted when a large group of his men are captured while trying to escape across the Ohio River.
    • September 8 » American Civil War: In the Second Battle of Sabine Pass, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas.
    • November 26 » United States President Abraham Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November. Following the Franksgiving controversy from 1939 to 1941, it has been observed on the fourth Thursday in 1942 and subsequent years.

Day of marriage October 26, 1889

  • The temperature on October 26, 1889 was about 6.1 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
    • April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
    • June 26 » Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo.
    • July 11 » Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
    • September 23 » Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.
    • November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.

Day of death December 26, 1927

  • The temperature on December 26, 1927 was between -0.5 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. There was 8.0 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
    • April 14 » The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden.
    • April 19 » Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex.
    • June 26 » The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island.
    • September 5 » The first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon, Trolley Troubles, produced by Walt Disney, is released by Universal Pictures.
    • September 18 » The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
    • October 6 » Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent "talkie" movie.


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