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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.
- May 14 » The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
- June 10 » League of Prizren is established, to oppose the decisions of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of San Stefano, as a consequence of which the Albanian lands in the Balkans were being partitioned and given to the neighbor states of Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Greece.
- September 3 » Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
- 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.
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.
- May 26 » Walter Reuther and members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) clashed with Ford Motor Company security guards at the River Rouge Complex complex in Dearborn, Michigan, during the Battle of the Overpass.
- July 7 » The Marco Polo Bridge Incident provides the Imperial Japanese Army with a pretext for starting the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- July 24 » Alabama drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys".
- October 9 » Murder of 9 Catholic priests in Zhengding, China, who protected the local population from the advancing Japanese army.
- December 11 » Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italy leaves the League of Nations.
- December 16 » Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from the American federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again.
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 2 » As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
- June 29 » The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System.
- August 27 » The nuclear power station at Calder Hall in the United Kingdom was connected to the national power grid becoming the world's first commercial nuclear power station to generate electricity on an industrial scale.
- October 15 » FORTRAN, the first modern computer language, is first shared with the coding community.
- November 1 » The Springhill mining disaster in Springhill, Nova Scotia kills 39 miners; 88 are rescued.
- December 31 » The Romanian Television network begins its first broadcast in Bucharest.
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