Family tree Weening » Marten Dijkstra (1877-1957)
Personal data Marten Dijkstra
- He was born on October 5, 1877 in Nijega, gem. Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland.Source 1
- Profession: fabrieksarbeider.
- He died on April 29, 1957 in Leeuwarden (Fr), he was 79 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Leeuwarden (Fr).
- A child of Antje Dijkstra
- This information was last updated on April 3, 2024.
Household of Marten Dijkstra
He is married to Pietje Pitstra.
They got married on April 14, 1917 at Leeuwarden (Fr), he was 39 years old.Source 3
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1877, Smallingerland
http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/569062/dijkstra
Huwelijksregister 1917, Leeuwarden
Historical events
Birthday October 5, 1877
- The temperature on October 5, 1877 was about 13.5 °C. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 51%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 8 » Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle against the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain, Montana Territory.
- May 6 » Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Lakota surrenders to United States troops in Nebraska.
- May 9 » A magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Peru kills 2,541, including some as far away as Hawaii and Japan.
- June 17 » American Indian Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon: The Nez Perce defeat the U.S. Cavalry at White Bird Canyon in the Idaho Territory.
- June 20 » Alexander Graham Bell installs the world's first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
- November 29 » Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.
Day of marriage April 14, 1917
- The temperature on April 14, 1917 was between 1.2 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 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.
- January 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
- March 1 » The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- July 12 » The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
- October 4 » World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
- December 2 » World War I: Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk, and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk begin.
Day of death April 29, 1957
- The temperature on April 29, 1957 was between 7.9 °C and 13.5 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly or heavily 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
- January 1 » George Town, Penang, is made a city by a royal charter of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
- March 9 » The 8.6 Mw Andreanof Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands, causing over $5 million in damage from ground movement and a destructive tsunami.
- April 11 » United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
- September 4 » American Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock Crisis: Orval Faubus, governor of Arkansas, calls out the National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling in Central High School.
- September 29 » The Kyshtym disaster is the third-worst nuclear accident ever recorded.
- October 3 » The California State Superior Court rules that the book Howl and Other Poems is not obscene.
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- 1956 » Harold Bride, English soldier and operator (b. 1890)
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