Family tree Weening » Sjoerd Boonstra (1878-1956)
Personal data Sjoerd Boonstra
- He was born on August 20, 1878 in Surhuizum, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Occupations:
- arbeider.
- boerenknecht.
- He died on May 6, 1956 in Tolbert, gem. Leek (Gr), he was 77 years old.Source 2
- A child of Klaas Luitzens Boonstra and Aafke Hendriks de Jong
- This information was last updated on April 12, 2023.
Household of Sjoerd Boonstra
(1) He is married to Betje Zevenberg.
They got married on November 3, 1900 at Leek (Gr), he was 22 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Klaas Boonstra 1901-1985
- Fokje Boonstra 1902-
- Aafke Boonstra 1905-1905
- Karst Boonstra 1906-1989
- Luitzen Boonstra 1909-1916
- Aafke Boonstra 1914-
(2) He is married to Aafke van der Lande.
They got married on June 26, 1937 at Leek (Gr), he was 58 years old.Source 4
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Birthday August 20, 1878
- The temperature on August 20, 1878 was about 18.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%. 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 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 1878: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- March 15 » Restoration of the Scottish Catholic hierarchy, broken off back in 1603.
- September 1 » Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.
- October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.
- November 17 » First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg.
- December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.
- December 31 » Karl Benz, working in Mannheim, Germany, filed for a patent on his first reliable two-stroke gas engine, and he was granted the patent in 1879.
Day of marriage June 26, 1937
- The temperature on June 26, 1937 was between 5.3 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
- February 21 » The League of Nations bans foreign national "volunteers" in the Spanish Civil War.
- March 18 » Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces defeat the Italians at the Battle of Guadalajara.
- April 1 » Aden becomes a British crown colony.
- May 30 » Memorial Day massacre: Chicago police shoot and kill ten labor demonstrators.
- July 29 » Tōngzhōu Incident: In Tōngzhōu, China, the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
- September 5 » Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls to the Nationalists following a one-day siege.
Day of death May 6, 1956
- The temperature on May 6, 1956 was between 7.8 °C and 23.9 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (80%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- 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 1956: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
- April 5 » Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro declares himself at war with Cuban President Fulgencio Batista.
- June 5 » Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
- August 6 » After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena in New York in the Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena series.
- October 8 » The New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series.
- November 4 » Soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet Union that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country.
- December 19 » Irish-born physician John Bodkin Adams is arrested in connection with the suspicious deaths of more than 160 patients. Eventually he is convicted only of minor charges.
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