Family tree Weening » Douwe van der Bij (1902-1985)

Personal data Douwe van der Bij 

  • He was born on July 18, 1902 in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.Source 1
  • He died on May 5, 1985 in -, he was 82 years old.Source 2
  • He is buried in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.
  • A child of Antje van der Bij
  • This information was last updated on October 13, 2023.

Household of Douwe van der Bij

He is married to Feikje Postma.

They got married on February 24, 1923 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 20 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Douwe van der Bij

Johannes Jans van der Bij
1823-1889
Grietje Gerbens Bosma
1827-1891

Douwe van der Bij
1902-1985

1923

Feikje Postma
1901-1978


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1902, Dantumadeel
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/197039/bij_van_der
  3. Huwelijksregister 1923, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday July 18, 1902

  • The temperature on July 18, 1902 was between 9.2 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 10.8 hours of sunshine (67%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena, California.
    • April 20 » Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride.
    • June 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
    • August 22 » Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
    • November 29 » The Pittsburgh Stars defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 11–0 to win the first championship associated with an American national professional football league.
    • December 10 » The opening of the reservoir of the Aswan Dam in Egypt.

Day of marriage February 24, 1923

  • The temperature on February 24, 1923 was between -1.0 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
    • February 15 » Greece becomes the last European country to adopt the Gregorian calendar.
    • August 2 » Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.
    • September 13 » Following a military coup in Spain, Miguel Primo de Rivera takes over, setting up a dictatorship.
    • October 6 » The Turkish National Movement enters Constantinople.
    • October 15 » The German Rentenmark is introduced in Germany to counter hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic.
    • October 22 » The royalist Leonardopoulos–Gargalidis coup d'état attempt fails in Greece, discrediting the monarchy and paving the way for the establishment of the Second Hellenic Republic.

Day of death May 5, 1985

  • The temperature on May 5, 1985 was between 5.8 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1985: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
    • February 19 » William J. Schroeder becomes the first recipient of an artificial heart to leave the hospital.
    • May 25 » Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.
    • July 20 » The government of Aruba passes legislation to secede from the Netherlands Antilles.
    • October 30 » Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off for mission STS-61-A, its final successful mission.
    • December 8 » The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union in South Asia is established.
    • December 20 » Pope John Paul II announces the institution of World Youth Day.


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