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Personal data Douwe de Vries 


Household of Douwe de Vries

He is married to Romkje Postma.

They got married on January 27, 1933 at Smallingerland (Fr), he was 24 years old.Source 2

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Douwe de Vries

Pieter Jochums de Vries
1845-1942
Syke Halbes van der Heide
1834-1912
Richtje Jans de Boer
1855-1940

Douwe de Vries
1908-????

1933

Romkje Postma
1909-????


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1908, Ooststellingwerf
  2. Huwelijksregister 1933, Smallingerland

Historical events

Birthday April 14, 1908

  • The temperature on April 14, 1908 was between 1.5 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • January 11 » Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
    • April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
    • April 14 » Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, U.S., fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1m) high downstream.
    • April 16 » Natural Bridges National Monument is established in Utah.
    • September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.
    • September 17 » The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.

Day of marriage January 27, 1933

  • The temperature on January 27, 1933 was between -12.7 °C and -3.0 °C and averaged -8.6 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
    • February 17 » Newsweek magazine is first published.
    • March 4 » Frances Perkins becomes United States Secretary of Labor, the first female member of the United States Cabinet.
    • March 6 » Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "bank holiday", closing all U.S. banks and freezing all financial transactions.
    • March 15 » Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss keeps members of the National Council from convening, starting the Austrofascist dictatorship.
    • August 27 » The first Afrikaans Bible is introduced during a Bible Festival in Bloemfontein.
    • October 19 » Konstantin von Neurath withdraws Germany from the League of Nations.


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