Family tree Weening » Egbert Veenstra (1869-1938)
Personal data Egbert Veenstra
- He was born on October 1, 1869 in Kollumerzwaag, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: melkrijder.
- He died on May 26, 1938 in Veenwouden, gem. Dantumadeel (Fr), he was 68 years old.Source 2
- A child of Kornelis Egberts Veenstra and Sjoukje Jacobs Kuipers
- This information was last updated on July 13, 2024.
Household of Egbert Veenstra
(1) He is married to Aaltje Stel.
They got married on May 12, 1894 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 24 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Tjeerd Veenstra 1915-1941
The couple were divorced from September 27, 1917 at Leeuwarden (Fr).Source 4
(2) He is married to Wytske Vriesinga.
They got married on March 21, 1918 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 48 years old.Source 4
(3) He is married to Minke Douma.
They got married on March 4, 1926 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 56 years old.Source 5
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Historical events
Birthday October 1, 1869
- The temperature on October 1, 1869 was about 17.7 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In the year 1869: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- March 6 » Dmitri Mendeleev presents the first periodic table to the Russian Chemical Society.
- June 27 » The Republic of Ezo on the island of Hokkaido ends after being defeated by Japanese Imperial troops.
- July 10 » Gävle, Sweden, is largely destroyed in a fire; 80% of its 10,000 residents are left homeless.
- August 29 » The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens, making it the world's first mountain-climbing rack railway.
- October 5 » The Saxby Gale devastates the Bay of Fundy region in Canada.
- December 7 » American outlaw Jesse James commits his first confirmed bank robbery in Gallatin, Missouri.
Day of marriage March 4, 1926
- The temperature on March 4, 1926 was between -0.2 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 7.6 mm of rain. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
- January 8 » Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuỵ ascends the throne to become the last monarch of Vietnam.
- May 9 » Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole (later discovery of Byrd's diary appears to cast some doubt on the claim.)
- May 18 » Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
- May 28 » The 28 May 1926 coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic.
- September 25 » The international Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is first signed.
- November 11 » The United States Numbered Highway System is established.
Day of death May 26, 1938
- The temperature on May 26, 1938 was between 4.4 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
- March 12 » Anschluss: German troops occupy and absorb Austria.
- March 27 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang begins, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan.
- August 20 » Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez.
- September 30 » Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, whereby Germany annexes the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
- October 14 » The first flight of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter plane.
- November 14 » The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic.
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