Family tree Weening » Hyka Postma (1918-1997)
Personal data Hyka Postma
- She was born on November 4, 1918 in Munnekezijl, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).Source 1
- She died on April 28, 1997 in -, she was 78 years old.Source 2
- She is buried in Surhuisterveen, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).
- A child of Paulus Postma and Klaaske Stuursma
- This information was last updated on February 15, 2023.
Household of Hyka Postma
She is married to Jan van Esch.
They got married on August 12, 1941 at Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 22 years old.Source 3
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Sources
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https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/110630/postma
Huwelijksregister 1941, Oostdongeradeel
Historical events
Birthday November 4, 1918
- The temperature on November 4, 1918 was between 5.5 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (67%). 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 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 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 year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- February 5 » SSTuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk.
- February 5 » Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane; this is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military.
- February 21 » The last Carolina parakeet dies in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo.
- April 9 » World War I: The Battle of the Lys: The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps is crushed by the German forces during what is called the Spring Offensive on the Belgian region of Flanders.
- May 14 » Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands, inaugurates the Two-minute silence.
- July 12 » The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Kawachi blows up at Shunan, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621.
Day of marriage August 12, 1941
- The temperature on August 12, 1941 was between 11.2 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- 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 1941: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
- April 1 » A military coup in Iraq overthrows the regime of 'Abd al-Ilah and installs Rashid Ali al-Gaylani as Prime Minister.
- June 22 » World War II: Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.
- August 31 » World War II: Serbian paramilitary forces defeat Germans in the Battle of Loznica.
- October 4 » Norman Rockwell's Willie Gillis character debuts on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.
- December 1 » World War II: Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor of New York City and Director of the Office of Civilian Defense, signs Administrative Order 9, creating the Civil Air Patrol.
- December 5 » World War II: In the Battle of Moscow, Georgy Zhukov launches a massive Soviet counter-attack against the German army.
Day of death April 28, 1997
- The temperature on April 28, 1997 was between 8.6 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 12.6 mm of rain during 9.4 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
- April 1 » Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion.
- April 29 » The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories.
- May 27 » The 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak occurs, spawning multiple tornadoes in Central Texas, including the F5 that killed 27 in Jarrell.
- June 30 » The United Kingdom transfers sovereignty over Hong Kong to China.
- August 7 » Fine Air Flight 101 crashes after takeoff from Miami International Airport, killing five people.
- November 3 » The United States imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle East and Eastern Africa.
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