Family tree Weening » Roelofke Postma (1878-1970)
Personal data Roelofke Postma
- She was born on August 25, 1878 in Opeinde, gem. Smallingerland (Fr).Source 1
- She died on November 5, 1970 in -, she was 92 years old.Source 2
- She is buried in Drachten, gem. Smallingerland (Fr).
- A child of Albert Ates Postma and Limke Bouwes de Vries
- This information was last updated on July 20, 2024.
Household of Roelofke Postma
(1) She is married to Jelke Wouda.
They got married on June 4, 1898 at Smallingerland (Fr), she was 19 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Willem Wouda 1898-1938
- Limke Wouda 1901-1981
(2) She is married to Hielke van der Velde.
They got married on September 14, 1906 at Smallingerland (Fr), she was 28 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Feitze van der Velde 1907-
- Albert van der Velde 1909-1944
- Andries van der Velde 1914-1989
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1878, Smallingerland
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/8280/postma
Huwelijksregister 1898, Smallingerland
Huwelijksregister 1906, Smallingerland
Historical events
Birthday August 25, 1878
- The temperature on August 25, 1878 was about 19.5 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 9 » Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
- January 28 » Yale Daily News becomes the first independent daily college newspaper in the United States.
- March 24 » The British frigate HMSEurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
- May 14 » The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
- July 1 » Canada joins the Universal Postal Union.
- October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.
Day of marriage September 14, 1906
- The temperature on September 14, 1906 was between 6.3 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 3 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
- March 5 » Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors.
- March 10 » The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
- April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
- September 13 » The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.
- October 16 » The Wilhelm Voigt fools the city hall of Köpenick and several soldiers by impersonating a Prussian officer.
- December 4 » Alpha Phi Alpha the first black intercollegiate Greek lettered fraternity was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
Day of death November 5, 1970
- The temperature on November 5, 1970 was between 7.4 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 10.9 mm of rain during 4.9 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (58%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1970: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.0 million citizens.
- March 31 » Explorer 1 re-enters the Earth's atmosphere after 12 years in orbit.
- April 1 » The first of over 670,000 AMC Gremlins are released into North America to compete with foreign imported cars.
- May 26 » The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.
- August 15 » Patricia Palinkas becomes the first woman to play professionally in an American football game.
- September 16 » King Hussein of Jordan declares war against the Palestine Liberation Organization, the conflict which became to be known as Black September.
- September 19 » Michael Eavis hosts the first Glastonbury Festival.
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