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Personal data Wobbe Jans Westra
- He was born on February 1, 1854 in Kollum, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: koopman.
- He died on November 21, 1932 in Kollum, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr), he was 78 years old.Source 2
overleden in Groningen
- A child of Jan Hylkes Westra and Minke Wobbes Reitsma
- This information was last updated on March 7, 2024.
Household of Wobbe Jans Westra
(1) He is married to Grietje Riemersma.
They got married on May 26, 1883 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 29 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Hylke Westra 1890-1969
- Tjerk Westra 1893-1968
- Sara Westra 1901-1988
- Folkert Westra 1902-1966
(2) He is married to Akke Jacobs Starkenburg.
They got married on April 24, 1920 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 66 years old.Source 4
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Birthday February 1, 1854
- The temperature on February 1, 1854 was about 6.8 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- In the year 1854: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- February 17 » The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State.
- March 1 » German psychologist Friedrich Eduard Beneke disappears; two years later his remains are found in a canal near Charlottenburg.
- May 30 » The Kansas–Nebraska Act becomes law establishing the US territories of Kansas and Nebraska.
- August 19 » The First Sioux War begins when United States Army soldiers kill Lakota chief Conquering Bear and in return are massacred.
- October 6 » In England the Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead leads to 53 deaths and hundreds injured.
- October 25 » The Battle of Balaclava takes place during the Crimean War. It is soon memorialized in verse as The Charge of the Light Brigade.
Day of marriage April 24, 1920
- The temperature on April 24, 1920 was between 1.3 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
- January 8 » The steel strike of 1919 ends in failure for the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers labor union.
- March 8 » The Arab Kingdom of Syria, the first modern Arab state to come into existence, is established.
- April 25 » At the San Remo conference, the principal Allied Powers of World War I adopt a resolution to determine the allocation of Class "A" League of Nations mandates for administration of the former Ottoman-ruled lands of the Middle East.
- July 12 » The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed, by which Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania.
- August 26 » The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.
- October 30 » The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney.
Day of death November 21, 1932
- The temperature on November 21, 1932 was between 0.5 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
- February 25 » Hitler, having been stateless for seven years, obtains German citizenship when he is appointed a Brunswick state official by Dietrich Klagges, a fellow Nazi. As a result, Hitler is able to run for Reichspräsident in the 1932 election.
- October 3 » Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.
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- December 10 » Thailand becomes a constitutional monarchy.
- December 19 » BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.
- December 27 » Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.
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