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Personal data Bontje Knijpstra 


Household of Bontje Knijpstra

She is married to Hendrik Koster.

They got married on May 28, 1903 at Schoterland, Friesland, Nederland, she was 22 years old.Source 3

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1881, Schoterland
  2. (Not public)
  3. Huwelijksregister 1903, Schoterland

Historical events

Birthday February 7, 1881

  • The temperature on February 7, 1881 was about -0.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 25 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 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 1881: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • April 28 » Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
    • June 13 » The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
    • June 29 » In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam.
    • November 3 » The Mapuche uprising of 1881 begins in Chile.
    • November 19 » A meteorite lands near the village of Grossliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine.
    • December 4 » The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.

Day of marriage May 28, 1903

  • The temperature on May 28, 1903 was between 11.7 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 9.3 hours of sunshine (57%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
    • June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
    • July 20 » The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
    • September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
    • October 1 » Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
    • December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Day of death March 30, 1940

  • The temperature on March 30, 1940 was between 0.1 °C and 4.8 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • March 12 » Winter War: Finland signs the Moscow Peace Treaty with the Soviet Union, ceding almost all of Finnish Karelia.
    • June 14 » World War II: The German occupation of Paris begins.
    • July 3 » World War II: The Royal Navy attacks the French naval squadron in Algeria, to ensure that it will not fall under German control. Of the four French battleships present, one is sunk, two are damaged, and one escapes back to France.
    • July 25 » General Henri Guisan orders the Swiss Army to resist German invasion and makes surrender illegal.
    • November 8 » Greco-Italian War: The Italian invasion of Greece fails as outnumbered Greek units repulse the Italians in the Battle of Elaia–Kalamas.
    • November 18 » World War II: German leader Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss Benito Mussolini's disastrous Italian invasion of Greece.


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Source: Wikipedia

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