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Personal data Jan Veenstra 


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):

  1. Aukje Veenstra  1896-1977
  2. Liebbe Veenstra  1897-1897
  3. Elisabeth Veenstra  1899-1899
  4. Liebbe Veenstra  1901-1992
  5. Michiel Veenstra  1902-1993

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1875, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1948, Achtkarspelen
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/113759/veenstra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1896, Achtkarspelen

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Historical events

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.
    • January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
    • February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
    • March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
    • April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
    • May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
    • May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.

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 21 » An Englishman raised in Australia, Bob Fitzsimmons, fought an Irishman, Peter Maher, in an American promoted event which technically took place in Mexico, winning the 1896 World Heavyweight Championship in boxing.
    • June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
    • July 9 » William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
    • August 17 » Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.
    • September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
    • December 30 » Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.

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
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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.
    • March 25 » The first successful tornado forecast predicts that a tornado will strike Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
    • June 22 » The ship HMTEmpire Windrush brought the first group of 802 West Indian immigrants to Tilbury, marking the start of modern immigration to the United Kingdom.
    • June 26 » Cold War: The first supply flights are made in response to the Berlin Blockade.
    • June 28 » Cold War: The Tito–Stalin Split results in the expulsion of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia from the Cominform.
    • October 28 » Paul Müller is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT.
    • December 14 » Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann are granted a patent for their cathode-ray tube amusement device, the earliest known interactive electronic game.


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