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Personal data Gepke Kootstra 


Household of Gepke Kootstra

She is married to Feike Jelle Veenstra.

They got married on December 19, 1902 at Opsterland (Fr), she was 16 years old.Source 4

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gepke Kootstra

Jan Harrits Kootstra
1812-1845
Jetske Durks van der Schors
1814-1887

Gepke Kootstra
1885-1960

1902

Feike Jelle Veenstra
1880-1965


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1885, Opsterland
  2. Overlijdensregister 1960, Heerenveen
  3. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/117830/kootstra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1902, Opsterland

Historical events

Birthday December 20, 1885

  • The temperature on December 20, 1885 was about -0.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. 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 4 » Sino-French War: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing force at Núi Bop in northern Vietnam.
    • February 23 » Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam.
    • March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
    • April 30 » Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
    • December 22 » Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.
    • December 28 » Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.

Day of marriage December 19, 1902

  • The temperature on December 19, 1902 was between 0.5 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (19%). 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.
    • January 1 » The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena, California.
    • January 28 » The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
    • April 18 » The 7.5 Mw  Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800–2,000.
    • July 17 » Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo, New York.
    • August 22 » Cadillac Motor Company is founded.
    • October 24 » Guatemala's Santa María Volcano begins to erupt, becoming the third-largest eruption of the 20th century.

Day of death June 9, 1960

  • The temperature on June 9, 1960 was between 13.5 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 1960: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
    • April 13 » The United States launches Transit 1-B, the world's first satellite navigation system.
    • May 1 » Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis.
    • May 11 » Adolf Eichmann is captured by the Mossad in Argentina.
    • June 19 » The first NASCAR race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
    • August 19 » Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage.
    • September 10 » At the Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet.


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