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Personal data Grietje Veenstra 


Household of Grietje Veenstra

She is married to Tjipke Smedinga.

They got married on May 19, 1904 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 26 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Albert Smedinga  1905-1942
  2. Jan Smedinga  1906-1907
  3. Jan Smedinga  1908-1980
  4. Eelke Smedinga  1909-1985
  5. Gerben Smedinga  1911-1911
  6. Sibbele Smedinga  1913-1988
  7. Gerben Smedinga  1916-1999
  8. Tjipke Smedinga  1919-1977

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1878, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1954, Dantumadeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1904, Dantumadeel

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Historical events

Birthday January 13, 1878

  • The temperature on January 13, 1878 was about 2.1 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 19 » Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
    • March 15 » Restoration of the Scottish Catholic hierarchy, broken off back in 1603.
    • June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
    • September 1 » Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.
    • November 17 » First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg.
    • December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.

Day of marriage May 19, 1904

  • The temperature on May 19, 1904 was between 4.8 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 1904: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
    • January 8 » The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system.
    • April 8 » The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
    • May 4 » The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.
    • August 10 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.
    • November 16 » English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube).
    • December 3 » The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory.

Day of death January 21, 1954

  • The average temperature on January 21, 1954 was 3.4 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 5.3 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
    • January 2 » India establishes its highest civilian awards, the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan.
    • March 1 » Armed Puerto Rican nationalists attack the United States Capitol building, injuring five Representatives.
    • March 13 » The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory lead to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam.
    • March 26 » Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons.
    • April 26 » The Geneva Conference, an effort to restore peace in Indochina and Korea, begins.
    • June 24 » First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M.100 of France in An Khê.


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