Dambomen, negen verschillende stambomen DAM » Douwe Frans Dam (1885-1945)
Personal data Douwe Frans Dam
- He was born on January 9, 1885 in Kollum.Source 1
- Profession: melker.
- He died on April 3, 1945 in Ochtrup, he was 60 years old.Source 2
Tijdstip: 14:00
in het nederlands/duits grensgebied bij een ongeval. Akte nr 67 Standesamt Ochtrup
- He is buried in Kollum.
- A child of Frans Dam and Fokje Looyinga
- This information was last updated on September 4, 2025.
Household of Douwe Frans Dam
He is married to Japke Gastma.
They got married on May 9, 1908 at Kollumerland, he was 23 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Frans Doeke Dam 1910-1910
- Jan Dam 1912-1977
- levenloos geboren dochtertje 1916-1916
- Fokje Dam 1917-1998
- Jacob Dam 1918-1987
- Doeke Dam 1920-1990
- Wietske Dam 1922-1998
- Marten Dam 1923-1992
- Sietse Dam 1927-1945
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- B.S. Kollummerland, akte 6
- B.S. Menaldumadeel, akte 95
aktedatum 14 augustus 1946
- B.S. Kollumerland, akte 13
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Birthday January 9, 1885
- The temperature on January 9, 1885 was about -0.4 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 1885: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
- February 18 » Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States.
- February 21 » The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
- April 24 » American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
- June 17 » The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
- November 19 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: Bulgarian victory in the Battle of Slivnitsa solidifies the unification between the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia.
Day of marriage May 9, 1908
- The temperature on May 9, 1908 was between 9.3 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (24%). 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
- January 11 » Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
- January 30 » Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is released from prison by Jan C. Smuts after being tried and sentenced to two months in jail earlier in the month.
- April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
- May 10 » Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
- July 23 » The Second Constitution accepted by the Ottomans.
- November 28 » A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.
Day of death April 3, 1945
- The temperature on April 3, 1945 was between 5.9 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. 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, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
- In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
- February 23 » World War II: Capitulation of German garrison in Poznań. The city is liberated by Soviet and Polish forces.
- March 22 » World War II: The city of Hildesheim, Germany heavily damaged in a British air raid, though it had little military significance and Germany was on the verge of final defeat.
- May 5 » World War II: A Fu-Go balloon bomb launched by the Japanese Army kills six people near Bly, Oregon.
- June 20 » The United States Secretary of State approves the transfer of Wernher von Braun and his team of Nazi rocket scientists to the U.S. under Operation Paperclip.
- September 30 » The Bourne End rail crash, in Hertfordshire, England, kills 43
- October 12 » World War II: Desmond Doss is the first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor.
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