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Personal data Sjoerd Veenstra 


Household of Sjoerd Veenstra

He is married to Geesje Hofman.

They got married on May 19, 1900 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 28 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Tjitske Veenstra  1901- 
  2. Willem Veenstra  1902-1991
  3. Hiltje Veenstra  1904-1905
  4. Jiltina Veenstra  1905-1983
  5. Hiltje Veenstra  1907-1908
  6. Jilt Veenstra  1908-1911
  7. Jilt Veenstra  1911-1995

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1871, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1951, Achtkarspelen
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/153224/veenstra
  4. Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1900

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Historical events

Birthday December 9, 1871

  • The temperature on December 9, 1871 was about -1.6 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 22 » In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.
    • March 28 » The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
    • May 21 » French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
    • May 28 » The Paris Commune falls after two months.
    • July 30 » The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people.
    • November 10 » Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, Dr David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, famously greeting him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?".

Day of marriage May 19, 1900

  • The temperature on May 19, 1900 was about 9.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • April 15 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines.
    • May 1 » The Scofield Mine disaster kills over 200 men in Scofield, Utah in what is to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history.
    • May 29 » N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Émile Gentil.
    • June 14 » Hawaii becomes a United States territory.
    • June 14 » The second German Naval Law calls for the Imperial German Navy to be doubled in size, resulting in an Anglo-German naval arms race.
    • July 27 » Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans.

Day of death August 23, 1951

  • The temperature on August 23, 1951 was between 9.2 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • 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)
  • 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 Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
    • February 6 » The Canadian Army enters combat in the Korean War.
    • February 13 » Korean War: Battle of Chipyong-ni, which represented the "high-water mark" of the Chinese incursion into South Korea, commences.
    • April 5 » Cold War: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for spying for the Soviet Union.
    • April 23 » Cold War: American journalist William N. Oatis is arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia.
    • July 20 » King Abdullah I of Jordan is assassinated by a Palestinian while attending Friday prayers in Jerusalem.
    • September 1 » The United States, Australia and New Zealand sign a mutual defense pact, called the ANZUS Treaty.


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