Family tree Weening » Saapke Kootstra (1870-1943)
Personal data Saapke Kootstra
- She was born on October 1, 1870 in Drachten, gem. Smallingerland (Fr).Source 1
- She died on December 1, 1943 in Leeuwarden (Fr), she was 73 years old.Source 2
- A child of Gerrit Gjalts Kootstra and Jeltje Klazes Scheper
- This information was last updated on April 7, 2024.
Household of Saapke Kootstra
(1) She is married to Anne Roels Pool.
They got married on May 9, 1887 at Smallingerland (Fr), she was 16 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Gjalt Pool 1902-1976
- Klaas Pool 1906-
(2) She is married to Einte van der Kooi.
They got married on March 14, 1925 at Leeuwarden (Fr), she was 54 years old.Source 4
The couple were divorced from November 2, 1931 at Leeuwarden (Fr).
(3) She is married to Jacob Elzinga.
They got married on September 3, 1932 at Leeuwarden (Fr), she was 61 years old.Source 5
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Historical events
Birthday October 1, 1870
- The temperature on October 1, 1870 was about 18.3 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%. 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 year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 3 » Construction work begins on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, United States.
- January 26 » Reconstruction Era: Virginia rejoins the Union.
- February 15 » Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, USA and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- July 1 » The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
- August 2 » Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.
- September 3 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.
Day of marriage September 3, 1932
- The temperature on September 3, 1932 was between 13.1 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 42.8 mm of rain during 13.3 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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.
- March 19 » The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
- June 17 » Bonus Army: Around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the U.S. Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits.
- July 30 » Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short.
- July 31 » The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections.
- August 24 » Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).
- November 8 » Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected as the 32nd President of the United States, defeating incumbent president Herbert Hoover.
Day of death December 1, 1943
- The temperature on December 1, 1943 was between 0.8 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
- April 7 » The Holocaust in Ukraine: In Terebovlia, Germans order 1,100 Jews to undress and march through the city to the nearby village of Plebanivka, where they are shot and buried in ditches.
- May 17 » World War II: Dambuster Raids commence by No. 617 Squadron RAF.
- July 1 » The City of Tokyo and the Prefecture of Tokyo are both replaced by the Tokyo Metropolis.
- July 11 » Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army within the Reichskommissariat Ukraine (Volhynia) peak.
- July 23 » The Rayleigh bath chair murder occurred in Rayleigh, Essex, England.
- August 1 » World War II: Operation Tidal Wave also known as "Black Sunday", was a failed American attempt to destroy Romanian oil fields.
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