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Personal data Foekje Beerstra 


Household of Foekje Beerstra

She is married to Jan Steringa.

They got married on May 23, 1931 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, she was 25 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Foekje Beerstra

Louw Sakes Beerstra
1827-1889
Foekje Hendriks Stienstra
1819-1897
Jan Hylkes Henstra
1839-1904
Lolkjen Lippes Poelstra
1841-1912
Sake Beerstra
1861-1960

Foekje Beerstra
1905-1997

1931

Jan Steringa
1904-2002


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1905, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. https://graftombe.nl/names/info/83918/beerstra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1931, Kollumerland c.a.

Historical events

Birthday August 17, 1905

  • The temperature on August 17, 1905 was between 9.2 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1905: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • February 5 » In Mexico, the General Hospital of Mexico is inaugurated, started with four basic specialties.
    • April 4 » In India, an earthquake hits the Kangra Valley, killing 20,000, and destroying most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamshala.
    • May 28 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
    • September 23 » Norway and Sweden sign the "Karlstad treaty", peacefully dissolving the Union between the two countries.
    • November 28 » Irish nationalist Arthur Griffith founds Sinn Féin as a political party with the main aim of establishing a dual monarchy in Ireland.
    • December 15 » The Pushkin House is established in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin.

Day of marriage May 23, 1931

  • The temperature on May 23, 1931 was between 4.8 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 1931: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
    • February 3 » The Hawke's Bay earthquake, New Zealand's worst natural disaster, kills 258.
    • February 13 » The British Raj completes its transfer from Calcutta to New Delhi.
    • April 14 » The Spanish Cortes deposes King Alfonso XIII and proclaims the Second Spanish Republic.
    • May 14 » Five unarmed civilians are killed in the Ådalen shootings, as the Swedish military is called in to deal with protesting workers.
    • September 30 » Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
    • November 7 » The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.

Day of death November 11, 1997

  • The temperature on November 11, 1997 was between 5.2 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
    • January 21 » The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.
    • March 9 » Comet Hale–Bopp: Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day.
    • April 18 » The Red River flood begins and soon overwhelms the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Fire breaks out and spreads in downtown Grand Forks, but high water levels hamper efforts to reach the fire, leading to the destruction of 11 buildings.
    • May 17 » Troops of Laurent Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.
    • June 16 » Fifty people are killed in the Daïat Labguer (M'sila) massacre in Algeria.
    • July 6 » The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree dispute, five days of mass protests, riots and gun battles begin in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1900 » Pauline A. Young, African-American teacher, historian, aviator and activist († 1991)
  • 1900 » Vivienne de Watteville, British travel writer and adventurer († 1957)
  • 1904 » Leopold Nowak, Austrian composer and musicologist († 1991)
  • 1904 » Mary Cain, American journalist and politician († 1984)
  • 1909 » Larry Clinton, American trumpet player and bandleader († 1985)
  • 1909 » Wilf Copping, English footballer († 1980)

Source: Wikipedia


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