Family tree Weening » Hendrik Veenstra (1873-1939)

Personal data Hendrik Veenstra 


Household of Hendrik Veenstra

He is married to Aaltje Henstra.

They got married on October 10, 1896 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 23 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Jeltje Veenstra  1897-1966
  2. Ruurd Veenstra  1899-1973
  3. Popke Veenstra  1901-1952
  4. Pieter Veenstra  1909-1966
  5. Jogchum Veenstra  1912-1958

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1873, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1939, Achtkarspelen
  3. Huwelijksregister 1896, Achtkarspelen

Historical events

Birthday March 15, 1873

  • The temperature on March 15, 1873 was about 3.8 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 11 » King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates.
    • March 1 » E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.
    • March 22 » The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.
    • June 18 » Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
    • July 1 » Prince Edward Island joins into Canadian Confederation.
    • August 2 » The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco's famous cable car system.

Day of marriage October 10, 1896

  • The temperature on October 10, 1896 was about 12.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 21 » An Englishman raised in Australia, Bob Fitzsimmons, fought an Irishman, Peter Maher, in an American promoted event which technically took place in Mexico, winning the 1896 World Heavyweight Championship in boxing.
    • May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
    • August 17 » Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.
    • August 27 » Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
    • November 17 » The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
    • December 17 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Schenley Park Casino, which was the first multi-purpose arena with the technology to create an artificial ice surface in North America, is destroyed in a fire.

Day of death July 8, 1939

  • The temperature on July 8, 1939 was between 15.7 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
    • March 22 » Germany takes Memel from Lithuania.
    • June 4 » The Holocaust: The MSSt. Louis, a ship carrying 963 Jewish refugees, is denied permission to land in Florida, in the United States, after already being turned away from Cuba. Forced to return to Europe, more than 200 of its passengers later die in Nazi concentration camps.
    • June 12 » The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York.
    • October 14 » World War II: The German submarineU-47 sinks the British battleship HMSRoyal Oak within her harbour at Scapa Flow, Scotland.
    • November 8 » In Munich, Adolf Hitler narrowly escapes the assassination attempt of Georg Elser while celebrating the 16th anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch.
    • November 23 » World War II: HMSRawalpindi is sunk by the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.


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