Family tree Weening » Thomas Stienstra (1870-1955)
Personal data Thomas Stienstra
- He was born on December 21, 1870 in Doezum, gem. Grootegast (Gr).Source 1
- Profession: schipper.
- He died on April 18, 1955 in Lutjegast, gem. Grootegast (Gr), he was 84 years old.Source 2
- A child of Miente Thomas Stienstra and Foktje Dijkstra
- This information was last updated on August 14, 2024.
Household of Thomas Stienstra
(1) He is married to Janna Schripsema.
They got married on May 13, 1893 at Grijpskerk (Gr), he was 22 years old.Source 3
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(2) He is married to Freerkje de Bruin.
They got married on August 2, 1917 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 46 years old.Source 4
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Birthday December 21, 1870
- The temperature on December 21, 1870 was about -7.1 °C. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. 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 1870: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 23 » In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.
- February 3 » The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to male citizens regardless of race.
- July 15 » Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company, and the province of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories are established from these vast territories.
- August 2 » Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.
- August 18 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.
- August 24 » The Wolseley expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion.
Day of marriage August 2, 1917
- The temperature on August 2, 1917 was between 12.1 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 9.0 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- March 25 » The Georgian Orthodox Church restores its autocephaly abolished by Imperial Russia in 1811.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
- November 2 » The Balfour Declaration proclaims British support for the "establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" with the clear understanding "that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities".
- November 25 » World War I: German forces defeat Portuguese army of about 1,200 at Negomano on the border of modern-day Mozambique and Tanzania.
- December 18 » The resolution containing the language of the Eighteenth Amendment to enact Prohibition is passed by the United States Congress.
Day of death April 18, 1955
- The temperature on April 18, 1955 was between 2.2 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (68%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 1955: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
- April 15 » McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.
- May 5 » The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into effect.
- June 14 » Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
- August 20 » Battle of Philippeville: In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 French nationals.
- October 26 » After the last Allied troops have left the country, and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty, Austria declares that it will never join a military alliance.
- December 5 » The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge and form the AFL–CIO.
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