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.
- March 2 » Just two days before inauguration, the U.S. Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the 1876 U.S. presidential election even though Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote.
- April 12 » The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
- May 5 » American Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles.
- 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.
- July 14 » The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began in Martinsburg, West Virginia, when wages of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers were cut for the third time in a year. The strike was ended on Sept 4 by local and state militias, and federal troops.
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 19 » Silvertown explosion: A blast at a munitions factory in London kills 73 and injures over 400. The resulting fire causes over £2,000,000 worth of damage.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
- October 26 » First World War: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
- November 7 » The Gregorian calendar date of the October Revolution, which gets its name from the Julian calendar date of 25 October. On this date in 1917, the Bolsheviks storm the Winter Palace.
- December 6 » Finland declares independence from Soviet Russia.
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.
- March 8 » Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis.
- June 10 » John Diefenbaker leads the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to a stunning upset in the 1957 Canadian federal election, ending 22 years of Liberal Party government.
- October 1 » First appearance of In God we trust on U.S. paper currency.
- October 10 » The Windscale fire results in Britain's worst nuclear accident.
- November 8 » Operation Grapple X, Round C1: The United Kingdom conducts its first successful hydrogen bomb test over Kiritimati in the Pacific.
- November 8 » Pan Am Flight 7 disappears between San Francisco and Honolulu. Wreckage and bodies are discovered a week later.
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- 1882 » Robert H. Goddard, American physicist, engineer, and academic († 1945)
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- 1951 » Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-English philosopher and academic (b. 1889)
- 1954 » Kathleen Clarice Groom, Australian-English author and screenwriter (b. 1872)
- 1956 » Harold Bride, English soldier and operator (b. 1890)
- 1956 » Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal (b. 1876)
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