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Personal data Douwe Dam
- He was born on January 9, 1885 in Kollum, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: arbeider.
- He died on April 3, 1945 in Beetgum, gem. Menaldumadeel (Fr), he was 60 years old.Source 2
Overleden te Ochtrup, Duitsland; aangifte middels een hierbij niet bewaard gebleven missive van de Burgerlijke Stand van Ochtrup
- A child of Frans Doekes Dam and Fokje Martens Looyenga
- This information was last updated on July 26, 2024.
Household of Douwe Dam
He is married to Japke Gastma.
They got married on May 9, 1908 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 23 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Baukje Dam 1909-1962
- Frans Doeke Dam 1910-1910
- Frans Doeke Dam 1911-1982
- Jan Dam 1912-
- Wietske Dam 1922-1998
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Birthday January 9, 1885
- The temperature on January 9, 1885 was about -0.4 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 24 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Bang Bo on the Tonkin-Guangxi border.
- April 30 » Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
- June 9 » Treaty of Tientsin is signed to end the Sino-French War, with China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam – most of present-day Vietnam – to France.
- September 29 » The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
- November 17 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins.
- November 19 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: Bulgarian victory in the Battle of Slivnitsa solidifies the unification between the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia.
Day of marriage May 9, 1908
- The temperature on May 9, 1908 was between 9.3 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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 24 » The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
- March 9 » Inter Milan was founded on Football Club Internazionale, following a schism from A.C. Milan.
- August 17 » Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris, France.
- October 6 » The Bosnian crisis erupts when Austria-Hungary formally annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- November 3 » William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.
- November 28 » A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.
Day of death April 3, 1945
- The temperature on April 3, 1945 was between 5.9 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. 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, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
- In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
- January 31 » US Army private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion, the first such execution of an American soldier since the Civil War.
- March 3 » World War II: The RAF accidentally bombs the Bezuidenhout area of The Hague, Netherlands, killing 511 people.
- April 11 » World War II: American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp.
- August 19 » August Revolution: Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam.
- September 5 » Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese American suspected of being wartime radio propagandist Tokyo Rose, is arrested in Yokohama.
- September 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Empire of Japan formally surrenders to China.
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