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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.
    • January 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
    • March 3 » The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York.
    • May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
    • September 2 » Rock Springs massacre: In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town.
    • September 29 » The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
    • December 22 » Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.

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.
    • January 23 » RMSRepublic, a passenger ship of the White Star Line, becomes the first ship to use the CQD distress signal after colliding with another ship, the SS Florida, off the Massachusetts coastline, an event that kills six people. The Republic sinks the next day.
    • March 10 » By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
    • June 26 » The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.
    • October 16 » William Howard Taft and Porfirio Díaz hold the first summit between a U.S. and a Mexican president. They narrowly escape assassination.
    • October 26 » An Jung-geun assassinates Japan's Resident-General of Korea.
    • December 4 » In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26–6.

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.
    • January 12 » Vietnam War: Operation Chopper, the first American combat mission in the war, takes place.
    • July 8 » Ne Win besieges and dynamites the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement.
    • 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.
    • August 30 » Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war.
    • September 27 » The Yemen Arab Republic is established.
    • October 8 » Der Spiegel publishes an article disclosing the sorry state of the Bundeswehr, and is soon accused of treason.


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