Family tree Weening » Jan Jans Dijkstra (1858-1935)
Personal data Jan Jans Dijkstra
- He was born on February 16, 1858 in Holwerd, gem. Westdongeradeel (Fr).Source 1
- He died on February 1, 1935 in Hawthorne, Passaic, New Jersey, USA, he was 76 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Fair Lawn, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA.
- A child of Jan Reitzes Dijkstra and Antje Jans Meinema
- This information was last updated on December 25, 2024.
Household of Jan Jans Dijkstra
He is married to Geertruida Bosch.
They got married on May 15, 1925 at Leeuwarden (Fr), he was 67 years old.Source 3
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1858, Westdongeradeel
https://nl.findagrave.com/memorial/68888546/john-j-dykstra
Huwelijksregister 1925, Leeuwarden
Historical events
Birthday February 16, 1858
- The temperature on February 16, 1858 was about 4.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
- From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
- In the year 1858: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- January 14 » Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris.
- April 16 » The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up.
- June 16 » Abraham Lincoln delivers his House Divided speech in Springfield, Illinois.
- July 29 » United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty.
- August 11 » The Eiger in the Bernese Alps is ascended for the first time by Charles Barrington accompanied by Christian Almer and Peter Bohren.
- November 17 » Modified Julian Day zero.
Day of marriage May 15, 1925
- The temperature on May 15, 1925 was between 10.8 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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.
- February 2 » Serum run to Nome: Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum, inspiring the Iditarod race.
- 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.
- May 25 » Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching human evolution in Tennessee.
- May 30 » May Thirtieth Movement: Shanghai Municipal Police Force shoot and kill 13 protesting workers.
- October 30 » John Logie Baird creates Britain's first television transmitter.
Day of death February 1, 1935
- The temperature on February 1, 1935 was between 5.5 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 5.8 mm of rain during 8.8 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1935: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
- January 28 » Iceland becomes the first Western country to legalize therapeutic abortion.
- May 31 » A 7.7 Mw earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan killing 40,000.
- June 3 » One thousand unemployed Canadian workers board freight cars in Vancouver, beginning a protest trek to Ottawa.
- August 14 » Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.
- September 15 » Nazi Germany adopts a new national flag bearing the swastika.
- November 24 » The Senegalese Socialist Party holds its second congress.
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