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Personal data Douwe Zijlstra 


Household of Douwe Zijlstra

He is married to Sjieuwke Plantinga.

They got married on May 13, 1905 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 22 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  2. Ytje Zijlstra  1907-2003
  3. Hiltje Zijlstra  1911-1999

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1882, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1935, Achtkarspelen
  3. Huwelijksregister 1905, Achtkarspelen

Historical events

Birthday September 16, 1882

  • The temperature on September 16, 1882 was about 14.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 6 » The Serbian kingdom is re-founded.
    • May 20 » The Triple Alliance between the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Italy is formed.
    • September 4 » The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.
    • September 5 » The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
    • September 5 » Tottenham Hotspur, a Premier League football club from North London, is founded (as Hotspur F.C.).
    • December 6 » Transit of Venus, second and last of the 19th century.

Day of marriage May 13, 1905

  • The temperature on May 13, 1905 was between 5.0 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1905: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • February 23 » Chicago attorney Paul Harris and three other businessmen meet for lunch to form the Rotary Club, the world's first service club.
    • May 27 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima begins.
    • October 16 » The Partition of Bengal in India takes place.
    • October 26 » King Oscar II recognizes the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden.
    • October 30 » Czar Nicholas II issues the October Manifesto, granting the Russian peoples basic civil liberties and the right to form a duma. (October 17 in the Julian calendar)
    • November 25 » Prince Carl of Denmark arrives in Norway to become King Haakon VII of Norway.

Day of death September 14, 1935

  • The temperature on September 14, 1935 was between 10.4 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (37%). 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 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 7 » Benito Mussolini and French Foreign minister Pierre Laval sign the Franco-Italian Agreement.
    • February 26 » Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.
    • March 23 » Signing of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
    • June 18 » Police in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, clash with striking longshoremen, resulting in a total of 60 injuries and 24 arrests.
    • August 15 » Will Rogers and Wiley Post are killed after their aircraft develops engine problems during takeoff in Barrow, Alaska.
    • October 3 » Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italy invades Ethiopia.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1878 » Karl Albiker, German sculptor, lithographer, and educator († 1961)
  • 1880 » Alfred Noyes, English author, poet, and playwright († 1958)
  • 1880 » Clara Ayres, American nurse († 1917)
  • 1881 » Clive Bell, English philosopher and critic († 1964)
  • 1883 » T. E. Hulme, English poet and critic († 1917)
  • 1886 » Jean Arp, Alsatian sculptor and painter († 1966)

Source: Wikipedia


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