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Personal data Douwe Dam 


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):

  1. Baukje Dam  1909-1962
  2. Frans Doeke Dam  1910-1910
  3. Frans Doeke Dam  1911-1982
  4. Jan Dam  1912-
  5. Wietske Dam  1922-1998

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Douwe Dam

Doeke Douwes Dam
1808-1874
Martje Sytses Kloosterman
1812-1892
Marten Jans Looyenga
1813-1884
Wytske Jans Westra
1808-1860

Douwe Dam
1885-1945

1908

Japke Gastma
1889-1963

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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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1885, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1946, Menaldumadeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1908, Kollumerland c.a.

Historical events

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.
    • January 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
    • January 4 » Sino-French War: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing force at Núi Bop in northern Vietnam.
    • March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
    • March 30 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.
    • July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
    • September 6 » Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria, thus accomplishing Bulgarian unification.

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.
    • June 27 » A group of Vietnamese tirailleurs conducts a failed attempt to poison the entire French army's garrison in the Hanoi Citadel with the aim to make way for Hoàng Hoa Thám's rebel army to capture Hanoi.
    • September 27 » Production of the Model T automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit.
    • October 1 » Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
    • November 22 » The Congress of Manastir establishes the Albanian alphabet.

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.
    • April 6 » World War II: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville comes to an end.
    • April 9 » World War II: The German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer is sunk by the Royal Air Force.
    • May 5 » World War II: Battle of Castle Itter, the only battle in which American and German troops fought cooperatively.
    • July 26 » World War II: The USSIndianapolis arrives at Tinian with components and enriched uranium for the Little Boy nuclear bomb.
    • November 20 » Nuremberg trials: Trials against 24 Nazi war criminals start at the Palace of Justice at Nuremberg.


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