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Personal data Jan Poortinga 


Household of Jan Poortinga

He is married to Sjoukje Tolsma.

They got married on November 15, 1919 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 31 years old.Source 3


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1888, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1959, Leeuwarden
  3. Huwelijksregister 1919, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday November 9, 1888

  • The temperature on November 9, 1888 was about -1.9 °C. The air pressure was 24 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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 Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 13 » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
    • March 11 » The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
    • March 15 » Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888.
    • August 14 » An audio recording of English composer Arthur Sullivan's "The Lost Chord", one of the first recordings of music ever made, is played during a press conference introducing Thomas Edison's phonograph in London, England.
    • September 22 » The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
    • October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.

Day of marriage November 15, 1919

  • The temperature on November 15, 1919 was between -4.7 °C and -0.9 °C and averaged -2.7 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 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 1919: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
    • January 18 » Ignacy Jan Paderewski becomes Prime Minister of the newly independent Poland.
    • May 16 » A naval Curtiss NC-4 aircraft commanded by Albert Cushing Read leaves Trepassey, Newfoundland, for Lisbon via the Azores on the first transatlantic flight.
    • July 23 » Prince Regent Aleksander Karađorđević signs the decree establishing the University of Ljubljana
    • November 28 » Lady Astor is elected as a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. She is the first woman to sit in the House of Commons. (Countess Markievicz, the first to be elected, refused to sit.)
    • December 17 » Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
    • December 21 » American anarchist Emma Goldman is deported to Russia.

Day of death April 21, 1959

  • The temperature on April 21, 1959 was between -2.2 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • 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 1959: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
    • February 16 » Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1.
    • June 30 » A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, crashes into a nearby elementary school, killing 11 students plus six residents from the local neighborhood.
    • July 7 » Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.
    • July 27 » The Continental League is announced as baseball's "3rd major league" in the United States.
    • August 11 » Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
    • November 2 » Quiz show scandals: Twenty-One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance.


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