Family tree Weening » Rinze Postma (1868-1942)
Personal data Rinze Postma
- He was born on April 27, 1868 in Harkema-Opeinde, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: arbeider.
- He died on September 27, 1942 in Harkema-Opeinde, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 74 years old.Source 2
overleden in Groningen
- A child of Riekele Eintes Postma and Lyske Jans Ophuis
- This information was last updated on July 28, 2024.
Household of Rinze Postma
(1) He is married to Wikke Knoop.
They got married on October 8, 1898 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 30 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Riekeltje Postma 1899-1901
- Antje Postma 1900-1901
- Riekje Postma 1901-1903
- Douwe Postma 1902-1902
- Anna Rika Postma 1906-
- Riekele Postma 1908-1908
- Elisabeth Postma 1908-1990
- Douwina Postma 1912-1912
- Douwina Postma 1914-1972
(2) He is married to Hinke Pitstra.
They got married on August 21, 1920 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 52 years old.Source 4
Bruidegom is weduwnaar van Wikke Knoop
Child(ren):
- Geertje Postma 1921-1997
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Historical events
Birthday April 27, 1868
- The temperature on April 27, 1868 was about 10.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 24 » Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.
- June 10 » Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated.
- June 23 » Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer".
- October 10 » The Ten Years' War begins against Spanish rule in Cuba.
- November 3 » John Willis Menard (R-Louisiana) was the first African American elected to the United States Congress. Because of an electoral challenge, he was never seated.
- December 10 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
Day of marriage August 21, 1920
- The temperature on August 21, 1920 was between 8.9 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 15.4 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). 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 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.
- February 20 » An earthquake kills between 114 and 130 in Georgia and heavily damages the town of Gori.
- April 15 » Two security guards are murdered during a robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts. Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti would be convicted of and executed for the crime, amid much controversy.
- July 29 » Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.
- August 16 » The congress of the Communist Party of Bukhara opens. The congress would call for armed revolution.
- November 28 » Irish War of Independence: Kilmichael Ambush: The Irish Republican Army ambush a convoy of British Auxiliaries and kill seventeen.
Day of death September 27, 1942
- The temperature on September 27, 1942 was between 5.4 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
- January 19 » World War II: The Japanese conquest of Burma begins.
- March 18 » The War Relocation Authority is established in the United States to take Japanese Americans into custody.
- April 19 » World War II: In Poland, the Majdan-Tatarski ghetto is established, situated between the Lublin Ghetto and a Majdanek subcamp.
- May 4 » World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea begins with an attack by aircraft from the United States aircraft carrier USSYorktown on Japanese naval forces at Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands. The Japanese forces had invaded Tulagi the day before.
- May 22 » Mexico enters the Second World War on the side of the Allies.
- July 22 » The United States government begins compulsory civilian gasoline rationing due to the wartime demands.
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