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Personal data Douwe Dam 


Household of Douwe Dam

He is married to Sara Heemstra.

They got married on June 3, 1920 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 20 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Douwe Dam

Douwe Doekes Dam
1841-1908
Jantje Ebeles Sikkens
1844-1881
Ebele Lykeles Hoekstra
1852-1923
Maaike Pieters Hoekstra
1857-1900
Ebbele Dam
1874-1947

Douwe Dam
1900-1978

1920

Sara Heemstra
1901-1972


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1900, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/81302/dam
  3. Huwelijksregister 1920, Kollumerland c.a.

Historical events

Birthday January 17, 1900

  • The temperature on January 17, 1900 was about 4.0 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 23 » Second Boer War: The Battle of Spion Kop between the forces of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State and British forces ends in a British defeat.
    • March 14 » The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard.
    • April 14 » The Exposition Universelle begins.
    • June 17 » Boxer Rebellion: Western Allied and Japanese forces capture the Taku Forts in Tianjin, China.
    • September 8 » Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.
    • September 17 » Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac.

Day of marriage June 3, 1920

  • The temperature on June 3, 1920 was between 6.3 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • February 10 » Józef Haller de Hallenburg performs symbolic wedding of Poland to the sea, celebrating restitution of Polish access to open sea.
    • July 11 » In the East Prussian plebiscite the local populace decides to remain with Weimar Germany.
    • August 16 » Polish–Soviet War: The Battle of Radzymin concludes; the Soviet Red Army is forced to turn away from Warsaw.
    • September 17 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio.
    • November 7 » Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow issues a decree that leads to the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
    • November 15 » The Free City of Danzig is established.

Day of death January 6, 1978

  • The temperature on January 6, 1978 was between 2.1 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1978: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.9 million citizens.
    • April 17 » Mir Akbar Khyber is assassinated, provoking a communist coup d'état in Afghanistan.
    • June 25 » The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
    • June 26 » Air Canada Flight 189, flying to Toronto, overruns the runway and crashes into the Etobicoke Creek ravine. Two of the 107 passengers on board perish.
    • August 26 » Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I.
    • September 17 » The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt.
    • October 16 » Pope John Paul II becomes the first non-Italian pontiff since 1523.


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