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Personal data Walter Veenstra 


Household of Walter Veenstra

He is married to Trijntje Nicolai.

They got married on November 20, 1926 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 27 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Sytske Veenstra  1927-2002

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1899, Smallingerland
  2. Overlijdensregister 1957, Smallingerland
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/278910/veenstra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1926, Achtkarspelen

Historical events

Birthday August 31, 1899

  • The temperature on August 31, 1899 was about 16.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. 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 1899: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 19 » Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed.
    • January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
    • February 2 » The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
    • June 7 » American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas.
    • September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
    • November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.

Day of marriage November 20, 1926

  • The temperature on November 20, 1926 was between 5.2 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
    • March 16 » History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
    • April 6 » Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
    • May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
    • June 28 » Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
    • September 8 » Germany is admitted to the League of Nations.
    • November 25 » The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history kills 76 people and injures more than 400.

Day of death October 4, 1957

  • The temperature on October 4, 1957 was between 3.8 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
    • January 22 » Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula.
    • March 4 » The S&P 500 stock market index is introduced, replacing the S&P 90.
    • June 21 » Ellen Fairclough is sworn in as Canada's first female Cabinet Minister.
    • July 11 » Prince Karim Husseini Aga Khan IV inherits the office of Imamat as the 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismai'li worldwide, after the death of Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah Aga Khan III.
    • August 5 » American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
    • December 6 » Project Vanguard: A launchpad explosion of Vanguard TV3 thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite into Earth orbit.


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