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Personal data Gerben Velstra 


Household of Gerben Velstra

He is married to Jeltje Korporaal.

They got married on June 21, 1930 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 30 years old.Source 3

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1900, Tietjerksteradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1966, Baarderadeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1930, Tietjerksteradeel

Historical events

Birthday March 4, 1900

  • The temperature on March 4, 1900 was about -0.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • March 7 » The German liner SSKaiser Wilhelm der Grosse becomes the first ship to send wireless signals to shore.
    • March 13 » British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, during the Second Boer War.
    • April 14 » The Exposition Universelle begins.
    • June 18 » Empress Dowager Cixi of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.
    • July 2 » The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.
    • August 14 » The Eight-Nation Alliance occupies Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the bloody Boxer Rebellion in China.

Day of marriage June 21, 1930

  • The temperature on June 21, 1930 was between 12.9 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (30%). 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 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 1930: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
    • January 31 » 3M begins marketing Scotch Tape.
    • February 10 » The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng launches the failed Yên Bái mutiny in hope to overthrow French protectorate over Vietnam.
    • March 29 » Heinrich Brüning is appointed German Reichskanzler.
    • August 29 » The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland.
    • September 8 » 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape.
    • October 3 » The German Socialist Labour Party in Poland – Left is founded.

Day of death April 16, 1966

  • The temperature on April 16, 1966 was between 1.8 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1966: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.4 million citizens.
    • June 8 » An F-104 Starfighter collides with XB-70 Valkyrie prototype no. 2, destroying both aircraft during a photo shoot near Edwards Air Force Base. Joseph A. Walker, a NASA test pilot, and Carl Cross, a United States Air Force test pilot, are both killed.
    • July 1 » The first color television transmission in Canada takes place from Toronto.
    • October 5 » A reactor at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station near Detroit suffers a partial meltdown.
    • October 9 » Vietnam War: South Korean troops commit the Binh Tai Massacre.
    • November 13 » In response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border, Israel launches an attack on the village of As-Samu.
    • December 8 » The Greek ship SSHeraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 1966 » Eric Lambert, Australian author (b. 1918)
  • 1968 » Edna Ferber, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1885)
  • 1968 » Fay Bainter, American actress (b. 1893)
  • 1969 » Hem Vejakorn, Thai illustrator and painter (b. 1904)

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