Family tree Weening » Geeske Postma (1917-2017)
Personal data Geeske Postma
- She was born on April 21, 1917 in Rottevalle, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- She died on January 26, 2017 in Drachten, gem. Smallingerland (Fr), she was 99 years old.Source 2
- A child of Rindert Postma and Dirkje Veenstra
- This information was last updated on September 8, 2026.
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Household of Geeske Postma
She is married to Jeen Wouda.
They got married on May 6, 1943 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 26 years old.Source 3
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Birthday April 21, 1917
- The temperature on April 21, 1917 was between 3.4 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
- February 3 » First World War: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
- March 25 » The Georgian Orthodox Church restores its autocephaly abolished by Imperial Russia in 1811.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- June 23 » In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
- November 2 » The Balfour Declaration proclaims British support for the "establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" with the clear understanding "that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities".
- December 6 » Halifax Explosion: A munitions explosion near Halifax, Nova Scotia kills more than 1,900 people in the largest artificial explosion up to that time.
Day of marriage May 6, 1943
- The temperature on May 6, 1943 was between 4.6 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 1943: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
- May 30 » The Holocaust: Josef Mengele becomes chief medical officer of the Zigeunerfamilienlager (Romani family camp) at Auschwitz concentration camp.
- June 4 » A military coup in Argentina ousts Ramón Castillo.
- August 27 » World War II: Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
- September 14 » World War II: The Wehrmacht starts a three-day retaliatory operation targeting several Greek villages in the region of Viannos, whose death toll would eventually exceed 500 persons.
- September 16 » World War II: The German Tenth Army reports that it can no longer contain the Allied bridgehead around Salerno.
- November 16 » World War II: American bombers strike a hydro-electric power facility and heavy water factory in German-controlled Vemork, Norway.
Day of death January 26, 2017
- The temperature on January 26, 2017 was between -5.3 °C and 0.6 °C and averaged -2.8 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
- In the year 2017: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 17.1 million citizens.
- May 31 » A car bomb explodes in a crowded intersection in Kabul near the German embassy during rush hour, killing over 90 and injuring 463.
- June 14 » London: A fire in a high-rise apartment building in North Kensington leaves 72 people dead and another 74 injured.
- August 18 » The first terrorist attack ever sentenced as a crime in Finland kills two and injures eight.
- December 4 » The Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan is imploded, one day after failing to be imploded.
- December 10 » ISIL is defeated in Iraq.
- December 11 » New York City attempted bombing: A pipe bomb partially detonates in the New York City Subway, in the Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal. Four people are injured, including the perpetrator.
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