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Personal data Jan Wijkstra 


Household of Jan Wijkstra

He is married to Geeske Schouwstra.

They got married on August 2, 1909 at Harlingen (Fr), he was 24 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Wijkstra

Albert Jacobs van der Leij
1830-1914
Grietje Ebeles Schouwstra
1825-1913
Eit Wijkstra
1861-1925

Jan Wijkstra
1885-1962

1909

Geeske Schouwstra
1885-????


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1885, Harlingen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1962, Leeuwarden
  3. Huwelijksregister 1909, Harlingen

Historical events

Birthday March 15, 1885

  • The temperature on March 15, 1885 was about 4.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 18 » Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States.
    • February 23 » Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam.
    • March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
    • June 9 » Treaty of Tientsin is signed to end the Sino-French War, with China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam – most of present-day Vietnam – to France.
    • October 13 » The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
    • November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.

Day of marriage August 2, 1909

  • The temperature on August 2, 1909 was between 9.5 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 11.4 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 1909: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
    • March 23 » Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society.
    • June 26 » The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.
    • August 28 » A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
    • November 18 » Two United States warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya.
    • December 4 » The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.
    • December 14 » New South Wales Premier Charles Wade signs the Seat of Government Surrender Act 1909, formally completing the transfer of State land to the Commonwealth to create the Australian Capital Territory.

Day of death November 27, 1962

  • The temperature on November 27, 1962 was between 4.6 °C and 6.3 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. The almost completely overcast was. 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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
    • February 16 » Flooding in the coastal areas of West Germany kills 315 and destroys the homes of about 60,000 people.
    • February 27 » Two dissident Republic of Vietnam Air Force pilots bomb the Independence Palace in Saigon in a failed attempt to assassinate South Vietnam President Ngô Đình Diệm.
    • March 19 » The Algerian War of Independence ends.
    • June 14 » The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris – later becoming the European Space Agency.
    • August 7 » Canadian-born American pharmacologist Frances Oldham Kelsey awarded the U.S. President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service for her refusal to authorize thalidomide.
    • September 6 » Archaeologist Peter Marsden discovers the first of the Blackfriars Ships dating back to the second century AD in the Blackfriars area of the banks of the River Thames in London.


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