Family tree Weening » Gepke Kuipers (1917-1995)
Personal data Gepke Kuipers
- She was born on August 27, 1917 in Kooten, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- She died on August 8, 1995 in -, she was 77 years old.Source 2
- She is buried in Kootstertille, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).
- A child of Auke Kuipers and Engeltje Johannes Huisma
- This information was last updated on July 13, 2026.
Household of Gepke Kuipers
She is married to Sytze Kootstra.
They got married on June 6, 1946 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 28 years old.Source 3
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Historical events
Birthday August 27, 1917
- The temperature on August 27, 1917 was between 11.0 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 11.9 mm of rain. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (28%). 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 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
- March 26 » World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- June 23 » In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
- June 28 » World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers.
- November 2 » The Balfour Declaration proclaims British support for the "establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" with the clear understanding "that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities".
Day of marriage June 6, 1946
- The temperature on June 6, 1946 was between 8.2 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
- January 25 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 1 relating to Military Staff Committee is adopted.
- February 8 » The People's Republic of Korea is dissolved in the North, establishing the communist-controlled Provisional People's Committee of North Korea.
- May 1 » The Paris Peace Conference concludes that the islands of the Dodecanese should be returned to Greece by Italy.
- June 27 » In the Canadian Citizenship Act, the Parliament of Canada establishes the definition of Canadian citizenship.
- August 23 » Ordinance No. 46 of the British Military Government constitutes the German Länder (states) of Hanover and Schleswig-Holstein.
- December 11 » The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established.
Day of death August 8, 1995
- The temperature on August 8, 1995 was between 14.2 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (63%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1995: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 15.4 million citizens.
- March 14 » Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on board a Russian launch vehicle.
- March 20 » The Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo carries out a sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway, killing 13 and wounding over 6,200 people.
- July 23 » Comet Hale–Bopp is discovered; it becomes visible to the naked eye on Earth nearly a year later.
- July 27 » The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C..
- August 30 » Bosnian War: NATO launches Operation Deliberate Force against Bosnian Serb forces.
- December 6 » Khabarovsk United Air Group Flight 3949 crashes into the Bo-Dzhausa Mountain, killing 98.
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