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Household of Eke Postma

She is married to Anne Dijkstra.

They got married on May 12, 1900 at Grijpskerk (Gr), she was 19 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Sjouktje Dijkstra  1900-1964
  3. Jantje Dijkstra  1907-1987
  4. Maaike Dijkstra  1909-2005

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Oldehove 1880
  2. Overlijdensregister Kloosterburen 1961
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/2048528/postma
  4. Huwelijksregister Grijpskerk 1900

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Historical events

Birthday August 3, 1880

  • The temperature on August 3, 1880 was about 16.6 °C. There was 6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 13 » Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission.
    • May 11 » Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California.
    • May 13 » In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.
    • June 24 » First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.
    • September 1 » The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
    • September 16 » The Cornell Daily Sun prints its first issue in Ithaca, New York. The Sun is the United States' oldest, continuously-independent college daily.

Day of marriage May 12, 1900

  • The temperature on May 12, 1900 was about 7.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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.
    • February 18 » Second Boer War: Imperial forces suffer their worst single-day loss of life on Bloody Sunday, the first day of the Battle of Paardeberg.
    • February 27 » Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé at the Battle of Paardeberg.
    • March 14 » The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard.
    • June 9 » Indian nationalist Birsa Munda dies of cholera in a British prison.
    • 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.

Day of death November 24, 1961

  • The temperature on November 24, 1961 was between -4.2 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (69%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1961: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
    • March 1 » Uganda becomes self-governing and holds its first elections.
    • April 27 » Sierra Leone is granted its independence from the United Kingdom, with Milton Margai as the first Prime Minister.
    • August 1 » U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara orders the creation of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the nation's first centralized military espionage organization.
    • November 21 » The "La Ronde" opens in Honolulu, first revolving restaurant in the United States.
    • December 17 » Niterói circus fire: Fire breaks out during a performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing more than 500.
    • December 19 » India annexes Daman and Diu, part of Portuguese India.


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