Family tree Weening » Jitske Veenstra (1896-1991)
Personal data Jitske Veenstra
- She was born on May 31, 1896 in Oudwoude, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).Source 1
- She died on March 26, 1991 in Noordbergum, gem. Tietjerksteradeel (Fr), she was 94 years old.Source 2
- She is buried in Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).
- A child of Sytze Veenstra and Janke Boonstra
- This information was last updated on July 24, 2024.
Household of Jitske Veenstra
She is married to Andries Posthumus.
They got married on May 7, 1925 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, she was 28 years old.Source 3
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1896, Kollumerland c.a.
http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/254072/veenstra
Huwelijksregister 1925, Kollumerland c.a.
Historical events
Birthday May 31, 1896
- The temperature on May 31, 1896 was about 13.7 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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.
- January 18 » An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
- March 1 » Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
- March 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- 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 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
Day of marriage May 7, 1925
- The temperature on May 7, 1925 was between 4.6 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 4 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- 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 year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
- January 3 » Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy.
- January 5 » Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female governor in the United States.
- May 1 » The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is officially founded. Today it is the largest trade union in the world, with 134million members.
- July 10 » Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins of John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
- July 21 » Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to exceed 150mph (241km/h) on land. At Pendine Sands in Wales, he drives Sunbeam 350HP built by Sunbeam at a two-way average speed of 150.33mph (242km/h).
- August 9 » A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India.
Day of death March 26, 1991
- The temperature on March 26, 1991 was between 4.1 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (19%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1991: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 15.0 million citizens.
- January 17 » Crown prince Harald V of Norway becomes King Harald V, following the death of his father, King Olav V.
- January 19 » Gulf War: Iraq fires a second Scud missile into Israel, causing 15 injuries.
- March 23 » The Revolutionary United Front, with support from the special forces of Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia, invades Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow Joseph Saidu Momoh, sparking the 11-year Sierra Leone Civil War.
- May 24 » Israel conducts Operation Solomon, evacuating Ethiopian Jews to Israel.
- June 3 » Mount Unzen erupts in Kyūshū, Japan, killing 43 people, all of them either researchers or journalists.
- September 29 » A Haitian coup d'état occurs.
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