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Historical events

Birthday September 12, 1900

  • The temperature on September 12, 1900 was about 16.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 14 » British forces begin the Battle of the Tugela Heights in an effort to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
    • March 7 » The German liner SSKaiser Wilhelm der Grosse becomes the first ship to send wireless signals to shore.
    • April 30 » Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor.
    • June 25 » The Taoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts, a cache of ancient texts that are of great historical and religious significance, in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China.
    • July 29 » In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci.
    • September 17 » Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac.

Day of death December 31, 1940

  • The temperature on December 31, 1940 was between -2.0 °C and 2.4 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain during 5.3 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • February 27 » Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14.
    • April 14 » World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway in preparation for a larger force to arrive two days later.
    • May 7 » World War II: The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later.
    • August 20 » In Mexico City, exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded with an ice axe by Ramón Mercader. He dies the next day.
    • November 14 » World War II: In England, Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed.
    • December 22 » World War II: Himara is captured by the Greek army.


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Louis Kramer, "Kramer Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kramer_stamboom/I514060.php : accessed January 30, 2026), "Douwe Romkes Postma (1900-1940)".