Family tree Weening » Geertje Postma (1877-1921)
Personal data Geertje Postma
- She was born on October 17, 1877 in Akkerwoude, gem. Dantumadeel (Fr).Source 1
- She died on August 13, 1921 in Westergeest, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, she was 43 years old.Source 2
- A child of Gooitzen Folkerts Postma and Froukje Pieters Knoop
- This information was last updated on July 13, 2024.
Household of Geertje Postma
She is married to Heine van Assen.
They got married on November 7, 1896 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, she was 19 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Froukje van Assen 1899-1973
- Gooitzen van Assen 1901-1943
- Auke van Assen 1903-1982
- Pieter van Assen 1905-1965
- Akke van Assen 1908-1972
- Lieuwe van Assen 1911-1979
- Gerrit van Assen 1915-1977
- Geert van Assen 1919-1962
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Birthday October 17, 1877
- The temperature on October 17, 1877 was about 7.3 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- March 2 » Just two days before inauguration, the U.S. Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the 1876 U.S. presidential election even though Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote.
- March 15 » First ever official cricket test match is played: Australia vs England at the MCG Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia.
- April 12 » The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
- May 9 » Mihail Kogălniceanu reads, in the Chamber of Deputies, the Declaration of Independence of Romania. This day became the Independence Day of Romania.
- July 10 » The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.
- July 14 » The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began in Martinsburg, West Virginia, when wages of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers were cut for the third time in a year. The strike was ended on Sept 4 by local and state militias, and federal troops.
Day of marriage November 7, 1896
- The temperature on November 7, 1896 was about -0.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- April 6 » In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
- May 18 » Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field in Moscow during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II results in the deaths of 1,389 people.
- May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
- June 2 » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
- December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
Day of death August 13, 1921
- The temperature on August 13, 1921 was between 7.7 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). 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 year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
- January 16 » The Marxist Left in Slovakia and the Transcarpathian Ukraine holds its founding congress in Ľubochňa.
- January 20 » The first Constitution of Turkey is adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty.
- February 21 » Constituent Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Georgia adopts the country's first constitution.
- March 20 » The Upper Silesia plebiscite was a plebiscite mandated by the Versailles Treaty to determine a section of the border between Weimar Germany and Poland.
- November 4 » Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated in Tokyo.
- November 14 » The Communist Party of Spain is founded, and issues the first edition of Mundo obrero.
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