Voorouders Janssen & de Groot » Jan Westra (1866-1939)

Personal data Jan Westra 


Household of Jan Westra

He is married to Akke Koerts.

They got married on September 5, 1903 at Leeuwarden, Nederland, he was 37 years old.Source 1

DATE 21 MAY 2013
TIME 07:52:32

Child(ren):

  1. Bote Westra  ± 1904- 

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Sources

  1. Alle Friezen, http://www.allefriezen.nl/
    Geboorteregister 1866, Leeuwarden, Aktenummer A604

Historical events

Birthday September 5, 1866

  • The temperature on September 5, 1866 was about 21.9 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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 Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 12 » The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London.
    • January 18 » Wesley College is established in Melbourne, Australia.
    • May 1 » The Memphis Race Riots begin. In three days time, 46 blacks and two whites were killed. Reports of the atrocities influenced passage of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
    • May 5 » Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo, New York.
    • July 3 » Austro-Prussian War is decided at the Battle of Königgrätz, resulting in Prussia taking over as the prominent German nation from Austria.
    • October 19 » In accordance with the Treaty of Vienna, Austria cedes Veneto and Mantua to France, which immediately awards them to Italy in exchange for the earlier Italian acquiescence to the French annexation of Savoy and Nice.

Day of marriage September 5, 1903

  • The temperature on September 5, 1903 was between 16.2 °C and 26.0 °C and averaged 19.3 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (28%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • April 29 » A landslide kills 70 people in Frank, in the District of Alberta, Canada.
    • June 16 » The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
    • July 19 » Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.
    • September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
    • October 1 » Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
    • October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.

Day of death November 27, 1939

  • The temperature on November 27, 1939 was between 6.6 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 19.0 mm of rain during 9.3 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
    • January 26 » Spanish Civil War: Catalonia Offensive: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona.
    • March 30 » The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463mph (745km/h).
    • April 4 » Faisal II becomes King of Iraq.
    • July 28 » The Sutton Hoo helmet is discovered.
    • September 4 » World War II: William J. Murphy commands the first Royal Air Force attack on Germany.
    • September 28 » World War II: The siege of Warsaw comes to an end.


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