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 15 » A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly).
- February 27 » The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships.
- April 13 » The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded.
- August 6 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Spicheren is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
- September 20 » The Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia, and complete the unification of Italy.
- November 1 » In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.
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.
- January 1 » The United States Post Office Department issues a set of 12 stamps commemorating the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth.
- June 24 » A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand).
- July 17 » Altona Bloody Sunday: A riot between the Nazi Party paramilitary forces, the SS and SA, and the German Communist Party ensues.
- 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.
- December 25 » A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people.
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.
- March 6 » World War II: The Battle of Fardykambos, one of the first major battles between the Greek Resistance and the occupying Royal Italian Army, ends with the surrender of an entire Italian battalion, the bulk of the garrison of the town of Grevena, leading to its liberation a fortnight later.
- June 12 » The Holocaust: Germany liquidates the Jewish Ghetto in Brzeżany, Poland (now Berezhany, Ukraine). Around 1,180 Jews are led to the city's old Jewish graveyard and shot.
- August 29 » World War II: German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves the Danish government.
- October 14 » World War II: Prisoners at the Sobibór extermination camp in Poland revolt against the Germans.
- October 17 » The Burma Railway (Burma–Thailand Railway) is completed.
- November 1 » World War II: The 3rd Marine Division, United States Marines, landing on Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, secures a beachhead, leading that night to a naval clash at the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay.
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