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Personal data Trijntje Alderts Westra
- She was born on February 28, 1858 in Burum, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).Source 1
- She died on May 8, 1912 in Ee, gem. Oostdongeradeel (Fr), she was 54 years old.Source 2
- A child of Aldert Kornelis Westra and Grietje Jans Hoekstra
- This information was last updated on February 15, 2023.
Household of Trijntje Alderts Westra
She is married to Jan Jans Wijkstra.
They got married on November 5, 1881 at Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 23 years old.Source 3
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Birthday February 28, 1858
- The temperature on February 28, 1858 was about 2.2 °C. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
- From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
- In the year 1858: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- January 9 » Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide.
- January 14 » Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris.
- August 2 » The Government of India Act 1858 replaces Company rule in India with that of the British Raj.
- August 21 » The first of the Lincoln–Douglas debates is held in Ottawa, Illinois.
- November 17 » Modified Julian Day zero.
- November 17 » The city of Denver, Colorado is founded.
Day of marriage November 5, 1881
- The temperature on November 5, 1881 was about 13.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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 1881: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 24 » China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.
- May 21 » The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.
- June 13 » The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
- June 29 » In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam.
- July 1 » The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States.
- December 4 » The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.
Day of death May 8, 1912
- The temperature on May 8, 1912 was between 7.6 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
- February 14 » Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.
- September 4 » Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
- October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo concludes with the Serbian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
- November 19 » First Balkan War: The Serbian Army captures Bitola, ending the five-century-long Ottoman rule of Macedonia.
- December 19 » William Van Schaick, captain of the steamship General Slocum which caught fire and killed over one thousand people, is pardoned by U.S. President William Howard Taft after 3⁄2 years in Sing Sing prison.
- December 28 » The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.
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