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Household of Willem Westra

He is married to Antje Couperus.

They got married on September 21, 1912 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 37 years old.Source 4


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1875, Westdongeradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1932, Achtkarspelen
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/111988/westra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1912, Achtkarspelen

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Historical events

Birthday January 22, 1875

  • The temperature on January 22, 1875 was about 0.7 °C. There was 6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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.
    • 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.
    • February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
    • March 3 » Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
    • March 3 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
    • May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
    • July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.

Day of marriage September 21, 1912

  • The temperature on September 21, 1912 was between 2.5 °C and 15.1 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 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.
    • January 23 » The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.
    • May 5 » Pravda, the "voice" of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publication in Saint Petersburg.
    • August 14 » U.S. Marines invade Nicaragua to support the U.S.-backed government installed there after José Santos Zelaya had resigned three years earlier.
    • September 4 » Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
    • November 12 » King George I of Greece makes a triumphal entry into Thessaloniki after its liberation from 482 years of Ottoman rule.
    • November 27 » Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.

Day of death October 16, 1932

  • The temperature on October 16, 1932 was between 4.2 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
    • April 24 » Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
    • May 12 » Ten weeks after his abduction, Charles Jr., the infant son of Charles Lindbergh, is found dead near Hopewell, New Jersey, just a few miles from the Lindberghs' home.
    • May 20 » Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day.
    • May 29 » World War I veterans begin to assemble in Washington, D.C., in the Bonus Army to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945.
    • June 4 » Marmaduke Grove and other Chilean military officers lead a coup d'état establishing the short-lived Socialist Republic of Chile.
    • July 17 » Altona Bloody Sunday: A riot between the Nazi Party paramilitary forces, the SS and SA, and the German Communist Party ensues.


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  • 1877 » Tom Jones, American baseball player and manager († 1923)
  • 1879 » Francis Picabia, French painter and poet († 1953)
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