Family tree Weening » Jan Postma (1896-1970)
Personal data Jan Postma
- He was born on May 30, 1896 in Burum, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).Source 1
- He died on January 21, 1970 in Dokkum (Fr), he was 73 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Burum, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).
- A child of Jan Postma and Maaike van Houten
- This information was last updated on January 7, 2021.
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Geboorteregister 1896, Kollumerland c.a.
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/15389/postma
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Birthday May 30, 1896
- The temperature on May 30, 1896 was about 13.4 °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 year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 18 » An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
- March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- November 17 » The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
- November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
- December 14 » The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.
Day of death January 21, 1970
- The temperature on January 21, 1970 was between -4.8 °C and -0.6 °C and averaged -3.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (39%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
- July 31 » Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy.
- October 10 » Canada's October Crisis escalates when Quebec's vice-premier is kidnapped by members of the FLQ.
- October 12 » Vietnam War: Vietnamization continues as President Nixon announces that the United States will withdraw 40,000 more troops before Christmas.
- October 17 » FLQ terrorists murder Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte.
- November 13 » Bhola cyclone: A 150-mph tropical cyclone hits the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people in one night.
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