Family tree Weening » Durk Elzinga (1896-1962)
Personal data Durk Elzinga
- He was born on June 5, 1896 in Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: kapper.
- He died on December 8, 1962 in Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 66 years old.Source 2
overleden in Leeuwarden
- He is buried in Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 3
- A child of Douwe Klazes Elzinga and Aaltje Veenstra
- This information was last updated on July 29, 2024.
Household of Durk Elzinga
He is married to Lolkje Boonstra.
They got married on September 11, 1923 at Hoogkerk (Gr), he was 27 years old.Source 4
overleden in Leeuwarden
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1896, Achtkarspelen
Overlijdensregister 1962, Leeuwarden
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/109708/elzinga
Huwelijksregister Hoogkerk 1923
Historical events
Birthday June 5, 1896
- The temperature on June 5, 1896 was about 23.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 28 » Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8mph (13km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2mph (3.2km/h).
- March 1 » Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
- July 9 » William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
- August 17 » Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.
Day of marriage September 11, 1923
- The temperature on September 11, 1923 was between 4.9 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
- June 18 » Checker Taxi puts its first taxi on the streets.
- August 16 » The United Kingdom gives the name "Ross Dependency" to part of its claimed Antarctic territory and makes the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand its administrator.
- August 18 » First British Track and Field championships for women, London.
- September 9 » Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, founds the Republican People's Party.
- September 29 » The First American Track & Field championships for women are held.
- September 29 » The French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon takes effect.
Day of death December 8, 1962
- The temperature on December 8, 1962 was between -3.3 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 5.3 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
- June 2 » During the FIFA World Cup, police had to intervene multiple times in fights between Chilean and Italian players in one of the most violent games in football history.
- July 8 » Ne Win besieges and dynamites the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement.
- August 5 » American actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her home from a drug overdose.
- August 7 » Canadian-born American pharmacologist Frances Oldham Kelsey awarded the U.S. President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service for her refusal to authorize thalidomide.
- August 11 » Vostok 3 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev becomes the first person to float in microgravity.
- September 27 » The Yemen Arab Republic is established.
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