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Household of Willem van der Bij

He is married to Tjettje Postma.

They got married on August 3, 1922 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.Source 3

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1897, Menaldumadeel
  2. https://www.oorlogsbronnen.nl
  3. Huwelijksregister 1922, Kollumerland c.a.

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Historical events

Birthday April 18, 1897

  • The temperature on April 18, 1897 was about 8.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1897: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 28 » Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.
    • April 18 » The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
    • June 16 » A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
    • August 10 » German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
    • September 12 » Tirah Campaign: In the Battle of Saragarhi, ten thousand Pashtun tribesmen suffer several hundred casualties while attacking 21 Sikh soldiers in British service.
    • December 30 » The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.

Day of marriage August 3, 1922

  • The temperature on August 3, 1922 was between 6.5 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 2 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
    • April 3 » Joseph Stalin becomes the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
    • June 29 » France grants 1km at Vimy Ridge "freely, and for all time, to the Government of Canada, the free use of the land exempt from all taxes".
    • July 15 » Japanese Communist Party is established in Japan.
    • November 4 » In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
    • November 26 » Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.
    • December 30 » The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed.

Day of death November 23, 1944

  • The temperature on November 23, 1944 was between 9.6 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 19.3 mm of rain during 8.0 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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.
    • January 31 » World War II: American forces land on Kwajalein Atoll and other islands in the Japanese-held Marshall Islands.
    • June 13 » World War II: The Battle of Villers-Bocage: German tank ace Michael Wittmann ambushes elements of the British 7th Armoured Division, destroying up to fourteen tanks, fifteen personnel carriers and two anti-tank guns in a Tiger I tank.
    • June 30 » World War II: The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces.
    • October 12 » World War II: The Axis occupation of Athens comes to an end.
    • October 29 » The Dutch city of Breda is liberated by 1st Polish Armoured Division.
    • December 17 » World War II: Battle of the Bulge: Malmedy massacre: American 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion POWs are shot by Waffen-SS Kampfgruppe Joachim Peiper.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 1898 » Patrick Hennessy, Irish soldier and businessman († 1981)
  • 1900 » Bertha Isaacs, Bahamian teacher, tennis player, politician and women's rights activist († 1997)
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Source: Wikipedia


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