Family tree Weening » Gerke Veenstra (1888-1966)

Personal data Gerke Veenstra 


Household of Gerke Veenstra

He is married to Trijntje Vries.

They got married on November 25, 1916 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 28 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Betje Veenstra  1918-1988

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1888, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1966, Achtkarspelen
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/131381/veenstra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1916, Achtkarspelen

Historical events

Birthday January 14, 1888

  • The temperature on January 14, 1888 was about -2.0 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 78 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 23 » In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.
    • April 3 » The first of eleven unsolved brutal murders of women committed in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London, occurs.
    • April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
    • October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
    • October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
    • October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.

Day of marriage November 25, 1916

  • The temperature on November 25, 1916 was between 7.4 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 11.7 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 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.
    • March 15 » United States President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the U.S.–Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa.
    • April 29 » Easter Rising: After six days of fighting, Irish rebel leaders surrender to British forces in Dublin, bringing the Easter Rising to an end.
    • August 27 » World War I: The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering the war as one of the Allied nations.
    • August 29 » The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
    • 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.
    • October 7 » Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.

Day of death September 16, 1966

  • The temperature on September 16, 1966 was between 5.2 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) 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 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.
    • January 10 » Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
    • May 25 » Explorer program: Explorer 32 launches.
    • June 14 » The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557.
    • July 2 » France conducts its first nuclear weapon test in the Pacific, on Moruroa Atoll.
    • July 18 » A racially charged incident in a bar sparks the six-day Hough riots in Cleveland, Ohio; 1,700 Ohio National Guard troops intervene to restore order.
    • August 26 » The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.


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Source: Wikipedia

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