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Personal data Jan Veenstra
- He was born on March 13, 1875 in Rottevalle, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: arbeider.
- He died on July 9, 1948 in Boelenslaan, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 73 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Rottevalle, gem. Smallingerland (Fr).Source 3
- A child of Liebbe Sjoerds Veenstra and Elisabeth Jans Hulshoff
- This information was last updated on July 4, 2024.
Household of Jan Veenstra
He is married to Wytske Michiels de Vries.
They got married on May 14, 1896 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 21 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Aukje Veenstra 1896-1977
- Liebbe Veenstra 1897-1897
- Elisabeth Veenstra 1899-1899
- Liebbe Veenstra 1901-1992
- Michiel Veenstra 1902-1993
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1875, Achtkarspelen
Overlijdensregister 1948, Achtkarspelen
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/113759/veenstra
Huwelijksregister 1896, Achtkarspelen
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Birthday March 13, 1875
- The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
- May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
- May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
- August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
- September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
- October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
Day of marriage May 14, 1896
- The temperature on May 14, 1896 was about 13.3 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 1 » La bohème premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini.
- March 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 18 » Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field in Moscow during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II results in the deaths of 1,389 people.
- June 2 » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
- June 4 » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
Day of death July 9, 1948
- The temperature on July 9, 1948 was between 8.6 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
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- 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.
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1948: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
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- May 9 » Czechoslovakia's Ninth-of-May Constitution comes into effect.
- May 12 » Wilhelmina, Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, cedes the throne.
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- September 9 » Kim Il-sung declares the establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).
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