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Personal data Pieter Westra 


Household of Pieter Westra

He is married to Antje Drost.

They got married on May 6, 1916 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 29 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Roel Westra  1917-2000
  2. Pieter Westra  1918-1987
  3. Betske Westra  1919-1920
  4. Betske Westra  1922-2004
  5. Sietske Westra  1925-2015

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Pieter Westra

Wietze Tjeerds Westra
1803-1875
Sietske Roels Herder
1810-1881
Bokke Feikes Visser
1828-1867
Aaltje Eerts de Boer
1830-1868

Pieter Westra
1887-1971

1916

Antje Drost
1885-1978

Roel Westra
1917-2000
Pieter Westra
1918-1987
Betske Westra
1919-1920
Betske Westra
1922-2004
Sietske Westra
1925-2015

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1887, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/83730/westra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1916, Kollumerland c.a.

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Historical events

Birthday February 9, 1887

  • The temperature on February 9, 1887 was about -3.7 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
    • April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
    • May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
    • June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
    • June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
    • September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.

Day of marriage May 6, 1916

  • The temperature on May 6, 1916 was between 10.5 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 11.5 mm of rain. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
    • January 9 » World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli concludes with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces are evacuated from the peninsula.
    • May 6 » Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed and exiled to Réunion island.
    • May 10 » Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles from Elephant Island.
    • July 1 » World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded.
    • September 19 » World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.
    • November 21 » Mines from SM U-73 sink the HMHS Britannic, the largest ship lost in the First World War.

Day of death October 8, 1971

  • The temperature on October 8, 1971 was between 6.2 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1971: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.1 million citizens.
    • May 3 » Erich Honecker becomes First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, remaining in power until 1989.
    • July 30 » Apollo program: Apollo 15 Mission: David Scott and James Irwin on the Apollo Lunar Module Falcon land on the Moon with the first Lunar Rover.
    • August 18 » Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam.
    • August 27 » An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.
    • September 11 » The Egyptian Constitution becomes official.
    • November 6 » The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 1885 » Clarence H. Haring, American historian and author († 1960)
  • 1889 » Larry Semon, American actor, producer, director and screenwriter († 1928)
  • 1891 » Ronald Colman, English-American actor († 1958)
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Source: Wikipedia


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