Genealogy Bovenschen, Looijenga, Van Gelderen en Van Donk » Dirk Rinzes "Richard" Poortinga (1870-1935)

Personal data Dirk Rinzes "Richard" Poortinga 


Household of Dirk Rinzes "Richard" Poortinga

He is married to Maggie Hellenga.

They got married.


Child(ren):

  1. Olive Portinga  1900-1969
  2. Ransom Portinga  1904-1987
  3. Fred Portinga  1907-1985
  4. Sylvia Portinga  1909-1978 
  5. Marie Portinga  1911-1980

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Dirk Rinzes Poortinga

Jan Jans van der Meer
1817-1877
Hylkjen Sjoerds Nicolai
1814-1873

Dirk Rinzes Poortinga
1870-1935


Maggie Hellenga
1876-1962

Olive Portinga
1900-1969
Ransom Portinga
1904-1987
Fred Portinga
1907-1985
Sylvia Portinga
1909-1978
Marie Portinga
1911-1980

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Birthday March 18, 1870

  • The temperature on March 18, 1870 was about 5.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 3 » Construction work begins on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, United States.
    • February 15 » Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, USA and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.
    • May 12 » The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.
    • July 15 » Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company, and the province of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories are established from these vast territories.
    • September 19 » Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city will hold out for over four months before surrendering.
    • September 20 » The Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia, and complete the unification of Italy.

Day of death October 8, 1935

  • The temperature on October 8, 1935 was between 4.8 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1935: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
    • February 26 » Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.
    • August 31 » In an attempt to stay out of the growing tensions concerning Germany and Japan, the United States passes the first of its Neutrality Acts.
    • September 24 » Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights.
    • October 20 » The Long March, a mammoth retreat undertaken by the armed forces of the Chinese Communist Party a year prior, ends.
    • November 24 » The Senegalese Socialist Party holds its second congress.
    • December 9 » The Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, later renamed the Heisman Trophy, is awarded for the first time. The winner is halfback Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago.


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