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
- 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.
- January 1 » Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Empress of India.
- April 24 » Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.
- October 22 » The Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners.
- November 21 » Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.
- November 29 » Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.
- December 10 » Russo-Turkish War: The Russian Army captures Plevna after a 5-month siege. The garrison of 25,000 surviving Turks surrenders. The Russian victory is decisive for the outcome of the war and the Liberation of Bulgaria.
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.
- 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.
- June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
- June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
- August 17 » Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.
- September 21 » Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola.
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 9 » Greco-Turkish War: The First Battle of İnönü, the first battle of the war, begins near Eskişehir in Anatolia.
- January 20 » The British K-class submarine HMS K5 sinks in the English Channel; all 56 on board die.
- February 25 » Georgian capital Tbilisi falls to the invading Russian forces after heavy fighting and the Russians declare the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.
- June 12 » Mikhail Tukhachevsky orders the use of chemical weapons against the Tambov Rebellion, bringing an end to the peasant uprising.
- October 19 » The Portuguese Prime Minister and several officials are murdered in the Bloody Night coup.
- October 21 » President Warren G. Harding delivers the first speech by a sitting U.S. President against lynching in the deep South.
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