Family tree Weening » Tjeerd Veenstra (1872-1946)
Personal data Tjeerd Veenstra
- He was born on February 4, 1872 in Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: schoenmaker.
- He died on February 5, 1946 in Enschede (Ov), he was 74 years old.Source 2
- A child of Durk Tjeerds Veenstra and Trijntje Iedes Turkstra
- This information was last updated on July 13, 2024.
Household of Tjeerd Veenstra
(1) He is married to Menzina Zandstra.
They got married on May 22, 1897 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Durk Veenstra 1898-????
- Jantje Veenstra 1899-1899
(2) He is married to Ytje Zwart.
They got married on September 6, 1902 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 30 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Trijntje Veenstra 1903-
- Jilles Veenstra 1904-± 1984
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Historical events
Birthday February 4, 1872
- The temperature on February 4, 1872 was about 10.4 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- March 1 » Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
- March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
- April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
- May 22 » Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
- November 5 » Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
- December 9 » In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor of a U.S. state.
Day of marriage September 6, 1902
- The temperature on September 6, 1902 was between 8.6 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (83%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
- February 27 » Second Boer War: Australian soldiers Harry "Breaker" Morant and Peter Handcock are executed in Pretoria after being convicted of war crimes.
- June 24 » King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
- August 9 » Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- August 22 » Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
- November 21 » The Philadelphia Football Athletics defeated the Kanaweola Athletic Club of Elmira, New York, 39–0, in the first ever professional American football night game.
- December 10 » The opening of the reservoir of the Aswan Dam in Egypt.
Day of death February 5, 1946
- The temperature on February 5, 1946 was between 5.6 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
- February 18 » Sailors of the Royal Indian Navy mutiny in Bombay harbour, from where the action spreads throughout the Provinces of British India, involving 78 ships, twenty shore establishments and 20,000 sailors
- March 11 » Rudolf Höss, the first commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, is captured by British troops.
- April 1 » The 8.6 Mw Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands resulting in dozens of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii.
- April 23 » Manuel Roxas is elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
- July 1 » Crossroads Able is the first postwar nuclear weapon test.
- December 31 » President Harry S. Truman officially proclaims the end of hostilities in World War II.
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