Family tree Weening » Jeltje Postma (1917-1999)
Personal data Jeltje Postma
- She was born on December 9, 1917 in Surhuizum, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- She died on July 30, 1999 in -, she was 81 years old.Source 2
- She is buried in Surhuizum, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).
- A child of Johannes Postma and Sjoerdje van der Velde
- This information was last updated on July 13, 2026.
Household of Jeltje Postma
She is married to Feye Bolhuis.
They got married on December 21, 1944 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 27 years old.Source 3
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Historical events
Birthday December 9, 1917
- The temperature on December 9, 1917 was between 0.3 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 5.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- March 15 » Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
- July 17 » King George V issues a Proclamation stating that the male line descendants of the British Royal Family will bear the surname Windsor.
- October 25 » Old Style date of the October Revolution in Russia.
- October 26 » First World War: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
Day of marriage December 21, 1944
- The temperature on December 21, 1944 was between 2.6 °C and 5.5 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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.
- March 3 » The Order of Nakhimov and Order of Ushakov are instituted in USSR as the highest naval awards.
- June 9 » World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks.
- June 13 » World War II: Germany launches the first V1 Flying Bomb attack on England. Only four of the eleven bombs strike their targets.
- June 25 » The final page of the comic Krazy Kat is published, exactly two months after its author George Herriman died.
- August 15 » World War II: Operation Dragoon: Allied forces land in southern France.
- October 26 » World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf ends with an overwhelming American victory.
Day of death July 30, 1999
- The temperature on July 30, 1999 was between 14.3 °C and 29.6 °C and averaged 23.1 °C. There was 13.3 hours of sunshine (85%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1999: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 15.8 million citizens.
- February 11 » Pluto crosses Neptune's orbit, ending a nearly 20-year period when it was closer to the Sun than the gas giant; Pluto is not expected to interact with Neptune's orbit again until 2231.
- April 19 » The German Bundestag returns to Berlin.
- November 30 » Exxon and Mobil sign a US$73.7 billion agreement to merge, thus creating ExxonMobil, the world's largest company.
- December 3 » NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere.
- December 21 » Cubana de Aviación Flight 1216 overshoots the runway at La Aurora International Airport, killing 18.
- December 26 » The storm Lothar sweeps across Central Europe, killing 137 and causing US$1.3 billion in damage.
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