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Personal data Klaas Postma 

  • He was born on December 25, 1904 in Meppel.
  • Occupations:
    • bouwkundige.
    • tekenaar.
  • He died on February 29, 1944 in Den Haag, he was 39 years old.
    Klaas werd als commandant Verzetsgroep Vrijbuiters op Waalsdorp gefusilleerd.
  • This information was last updated on October 6, 2020.

Household of Klaas Postma

He is married to Theodora Jansje van Straaten.

They got married on March 3, 1933 at Voorburg, he was 28 years old.


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Second World War victim


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Klaas Postma

Klaas Postma
1904-1944

1933

Theodora Jansje van Straaten
1903-1995

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Birthday December 25, 1904

  • The temperature on December 25, 1904 was between 1.0 °C and 4.4 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
    • January 17 » Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
    • February 7 » A fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland; it destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
    • May 9 » The steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine in Europe to exceed 100mph (160km/h).
    • May 10 » The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.
    • June 16 » Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday".
    • October 4 » The IFK Göteborg football club is founded in Sweden.

Day of marriage March 3, 1933

  • The temperature on March 3, 1933 was between 8.3 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 9.6 mm of rain during 6.7 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
    • January 5 » Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay.
    • March 31 » The Civilian Conservation Corps is established with the mission of relieving rampant unemployment in the United States.
    • April 1 » English cricketer Wally Hammond set a record for the highest individual Test innings of 336 not out, during a Test match against New Zealand.
    • May 6 » The Deutsche Studentenschaft attacked Magnus Hirschfeld's Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, later burning many of its books.
    • October 19 » Konstantin von Neurath withdraws Germany from the League of Nations.
    • November 15 » Thailand has its first election.

Day of death February 29, 1944

  • The temperature on February 29, 1944 was between -3.8 °C and 4.1 °C and averaged -0.1 °C. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • February 22 » World War II: The Soviet Red Army recaptures Krivoi Rog.
    • February 23 » The Soviet Union begins the forced deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people from the North Caucasus to Central Asia.
    • March 24 » Ardeatine massacre: German troops murder 335 Italian civilians in Rome.
    • June 13 » World War II: German combat elements, reinforced by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, launch a counterattack on American forces near Carentan.
    • September 3 » Holocaust: Diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last transport train from the Westerbork transit camp to the Auschwitz concentration camp, arriving three days later.
    • October 6 » World War II: Units of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps enter Czechoslovakia during the Battle of the Dukla Pass.


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