Family tree Weening » Gosse Postma (1879-1953)
Personal data Gosse Postma
- He was born on January 29, 1879 in Surhuizum, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- He died on February 19, 1953 in Grootegast (Gr), he was 74 years old.Source 2
- A child of Anne Hayes Postma and Janke Jans van der Leij
- This information was last updated on July 21, 2024.
Household of Gosse Postma
He is married to Grietje Tjoelker.
They got married on March 8, 1917 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 38 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Cornelia Postma 1918-1992
- Janke Postma 1919-2003
- Anne Postma 1921-2004
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Birthday January 29, 1879
- The temperature on January 29, 1879 was about -1.0 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- 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 1879: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 22 » The Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War results in a British defeat.
- January 23 » Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift ends.
- February 8 » Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
- February 15 » Women's rights: US President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
- October 8 » War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.
- December 28 » Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.
Day of marriage March 8, 1917
- The temperature on March 8, 1917 was between -6.4 °C and 0.4 °C and averaged -2.7 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- January 22 » World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- May 27 » Pope Benedict XV promulgates the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the first comprehensive codification of Catholic canon law in the legal history of the Catholic Church.
- June 11 » King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, abdicates under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens.
- October 15 » World War I: Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by France for espionage.
- November 5 » October Revolution: Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
Day of death February 19, 1953
- The temperature on February 19, 1953 was between 5.1 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
- February 19 » Book censorship in the United States: The Georgia Literature Commission is established.
- February 28 » James Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA; the formal announcement takes place on April 25 following publication in April's Nature (pub. April 2).
- April 8 » Mau Mau leader Jomo Kenyatta is convicted by British Kenya's rulers.
- June 30 » The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan.
- July 7 » Ernesto "Che" Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador.
- October 1 » A Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea is concluded in Washington, D.C.
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