Emigranten » Dirkje Posthuma (1875-1973)

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she married on May 15, 1897 in Kollumerland (FR) to Jan Stuursma from Burum (FR), son of Jan Stuursma & Eelkje Heemstra. They emigrated on March 10, 1906 with the Statendam from Groningen to Leighton, Iowa, United States

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    Historical events

    Birthday March 26, 1875

    • The temperature on March 26, 1875 was about 11.5 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
    • In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
      • March 3 » Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
      • March 3 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
      • April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
      • May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
      • September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.

    Day of death May 20, 1973

    • The temperature on May 20, 1973 was between 12.0 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 5.3 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (52%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
      • April 10 » Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashes in a snowstorm on approach to Basel, Switzerland, killing 108 people.
      • July 13 » Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee.
      • September 19 » King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has his investiture.
      • September 20 » Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome.
      • November 8 » The right ear of John Paul Getty III is delivered to a newspaper outlet along with a ransom note, convincing his father to pay US$2.9 million.
      • November 22 » The Italian Fascist organization Ordine Nuovo is disbanded.
    

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