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Personal data Aldert Eelkes Veenstra 


Household of Aldert Eelkes Veenstra

He is married to Jeltje Eisenga.

They got married on May 21, 1908 at Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 28 years old.Source 4

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Aldert Eelkes Veenstra

Willem Hendriks Veenstra
1807-1874
Pietje Alderts de Wilde
1812-1878
Harm Pieters Veenstra
1812-1895
Jantje Hendriks Koning
1815-1855

Aldert Eelkes Veenstra
1879-1954

1908

Jeltje Eisenga
1887-1980


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1879, Tietjerksteradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1954, Leeuwarden
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/393050/veenstra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1908, Menaldumadeel

Historical events

Birthday November 5, 1879

  • The temperature on November 5, 1879 was about 6.8 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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 Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 13 » In Mozart Gardens Brooklyn Ada Anderson completed a great feat of pedestrianism - 2700 quarter miles in 2700 quarter hours, earning her $8000.
    • February 14 » The War of the Pacific breaks out when the Chilean Army occupies the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.
    • April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
    • May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
    • August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
    • December 28 » Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.

Day of marriage May 21, 1908

  • The temperature on May 21, 1908 was between 8.0 °C and 24.4 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 9.4 mm of rain. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • April 8 » Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
    • April 11 » SMSBlücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, is launched.
    • May 26 » The first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East was made at Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia. The rights to the resource were quickly acquired by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
    • July 1 » SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
    • August 8 » Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
    • October 14 » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series.

Day of death October 17, 1954

  • The temperature on October 17, 1954 was between 13.4 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
    • March 9 » McCarthyism: CBS television broadcasts the See It Now episode, "A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy", produced by Fred Friendly.
    • March 13 » The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory lead to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam.
    • August 23 » First flight of the Lockheed C-130 multi-role aircraft.
    • September 3 » The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis.
    • September 14 » In a top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tu-4 bomber drops a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village.
    • October 11 » In accord with the 1954 Geneva Conference, French troops complete their withdrawal from North Vietnam.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1873 » Edwin Flack, Australian tennis player and runner († 1935)
  • 1879 » Otto Wahle, Austrian-American swimmer and coach († 1963)
  • 1881 » George A. Malcolm, American lawyer and jurist († 1961)
  • 1883 » P Moe Nin, Burmese author and translator († 1940)
  • 1884 » James Elroy Flecker, English author, poet, and playwright († 1915)
  • 1885 » Will Durant, American historian and philosopher († 1981)

Source: Wikipedia


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