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Personal data Geertje Knijpstra 


Household of Geertje Knijpstra

She is married to Cornelis Freerk van der Sluis.

They got married on June 4, 1908 at Schoterland, Friesland, Nederland, she was 24 years old.Source 3

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1883, Schoterland
  2. Overlijdensregister 1953, Leeuwarden
  3. Huwelijksregister 1908, Schoterland

Historical events

Birthday October 15, 1883

  • The temperature on October 15, 1883 was about 12.5 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 19 » The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
    • May 20 » Krakatoa begins to erupt; the volcano explodes three months later, killing more than 36,000 people.
    • May 27 » Alexander III is crowned Tsar of Russia.
    • October 20 » Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
    • October 22 » The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.
    • November 18 » American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.

Day of marriage June 4, 1908

  • The temperature on June 4, 1908 was between 15.7 °C and 28.7 °C and averaged 21.2 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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.
    • February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
    • 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.
    • September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.
    • 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.
    • November 25 » A fire breaks out on SSSardinia as it leaves Malta's Grand Harbour, resulting in the ship's grounding and the deaths of at least 118 people.

Day of death March 30, 1953

  • The temperature on March 30, 1953 was between 6.1 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong 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 year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
    • May 25 » The first public television station in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston.
    • June 30 » The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan.
    • August 17 » Addiction: First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous takes place, in Southern California.
    • October 30 » President Eisenhower approves the top-secret document NSC 162/2 concerning the maintenance of a strong nuclear deterrent force against the Soviet Union.
    • November 21 » The Natural History Museum, London announces that the "Piltdown Man" skull, initially believed to be one of the most important fossilized hominid skulls ever found, is a hoax.
    • November 23 » Pilot Felix Moncla and Lieutenant Robert Wilson disappear while in pursuit of a mysterious craft over Lake Superior.


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