Family tree L. Postma » Thijs Postma (1898-1986)
Personal data Thijs Postma
- He was born on October 14, 1898 in Haskerhorne, Netherlands.
- He died on July 20, 1986, he was 87 years old.
- He is buried in Haskerhorne, Netherlands.
- A child of Romke Postma and Matthijsje Hof
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He has/had a relationship with Leentje de Wal.
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Birthday October 14, 1898
- The temperature on October 14, 1898 was about 11.3 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 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 1898: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- May 1 » Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths.
- June 21 » The United States captures Guam from Spain. The few warning shots fired by the U.S. naval vessels are misinterpreted as salutes by the Spanish garrison, which was unaware that the two nations were at war.
- July 3 » A Spanish squadron, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is defeated by an American squadron under William T. Sampson in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
- August 25 » Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece.
- October 6 » Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the largest American music fraternity, is founded at the New England Conservatory of Music.
- December 3 » The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club defeated an all-star collection of early football players 16–0, in what is considered to be the very first all-star game for professional American football.
Day of death July 20, 1986
- The temperature on July 20, 1986 was between 8.1 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (9%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1986: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
- April 28 » High levels of radiation resulting from the Chernobyl disaster are detected at a nuclear power plant in Sweden, leading Soviet authorities to publicly announce the accident.
- May 25 » The Hands Across America event takes place.
- June 4 » Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence to Israel.
- November 3 » Iran–Contra affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reports that the United States has been secretly selling weapons to Iran in order to secure the release of seven American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.
- November 3 » The Compact of Free Association becomes law, granting the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands independence from the United States.
- December 23 » Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refueling.
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- 1894 » E. E. Cummings, American poet and playwright († 1962)
- 1894 » Victoria Drummond, British marine engineer († 1978)
- 1897 » Alicja Dorabialska, Polish chemist († 1975)
- 1898 » Thomas William Holmes, Canadian sergeant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient († 1950)
- 1900 » W. Edwards Deming, American statistician, author, and academic († 1993)
- 1902 » Learco Guerra, Italian cyclist and manager († 1963)
- 1980 » Maria Martinez, San Ildefonso Pueblo (Native American) potter (b. 1887)
- 1981 » Kostas Choumis, Greek-Romanian footballer (b. 1913)
- 1983 » Frank Reynolds, American soldier and journalist (b. 1923)
- 1987 » Richard Egan, American soldier and actor (b. 1921)
- 1989 » Forrest H. Anderson, American judge and politician, 17th Governor of Montana (b. 1913)
- 1990 » Herbert Turner Jenkins, American police officer (b. 1907)
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