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Personal data Grietje Jans Zijlstra 


Household of Grietje Jans Zijlstra

She is married to Tjeerd Uilkes van der Wal.

They got married on April 16, 1887 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 23 years old.Source 3


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1864, Tietjerksteradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1919, Tietjerksteradeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1887, Tietjerksteradeel

Historical events

Birthday February 2, 1864

  • The temperature on February 2, 1864 was about -0.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 11 » The Great Sheffield Flood kills 238 people in Sheffield, England.
    • May 15 » American Civil War: Battle of New Market, Virginia: Students from the Virginia Military Institute fight alongside the Confederate army to force Union General Franz Sigel out of the Shenandoah Valley.
    • June 5 » American Civil War: Battle of Piedmont: Union forces under General David Hunter defeat a Confederate army at Piedmont, Virginia, taking nearly 1,000 prisoners.
    • July 29 » American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C.
    • October 19 » American Civil War: Confederate agents based in Canada rob three banks in Saint Albans, Vermont.
    • October 19 » American Civil War: The Battle of Cedar Creek ends the last Confederate threat to Washington, DC.

Day of marriage April 16, 1887

  • The temperature on April 16, 1887 was about 4.3 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
    • April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
    • June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
    • June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
    • July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
    • November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.

Day of death May 15, 1919

  • The temperature on May 15, 1919 was between 10.0 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 16.2 °C. There was 13.7 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
    • January 18 » World War I: The Paris Peace Conference opens in Versailles, France.
    • May 27 » The NC-4 aircraft arrives in Lisbon after completing the first transatlantic flight.
    • May 29 » Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
    • July 6 » The British dirigible R34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.
    • September 18 » Fritz Pollard becomes the first African American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros.
    • October 2 » U.S. President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke, leaving him incapacitated for several weeks.


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