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Personal data Douwe Postma 


Household of Douwe Postma

He is married to Freerkje van Maassen.

They got married on May 12, 1883 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 22 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Stijntje Postma  1887-1924
  2. Eelse Postma  1890-1971
  3. Tjibbe Postma  1893-1976

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1860, Harlingen
  2. Overlijdensregister Hoogkerk 1943
  3. Huwelijksregister 1883, Kollumerland c.a.

Historical events

Birthday May 22, 1860

  • The temperature on May 22, 1860 was about 17.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. 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 March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • In the year 1860: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The first Polish stamp is issued, replacing the Russian stamps previously in use.
    • March 5 » Parma, Tuscany, Modena and Romagna vote in referendums to join the Kingdom of Sardinia.
    • May 18 » Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary of State.
    • June 30 » The 1860 Oxford evolution debate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History takes place.
    • August 5 » Charles XV of Sweden of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim.
    • September 8 » The steamship PSLady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 300 lives.

Day of marriage May 12, 1883

  • The temperature on May 12, 1883 was about 11.5 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 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 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 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 20 » The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.
    • March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
    • August 12 » The last quagga dies at the Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    • August 21 » An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
    • August 27 » Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
    • November 30 » The style of western calendar, Common Era is conveyed to Joseon (Early-Modern Korean kingdom]].

Day of death November 13, 1943

  • The temperature on November 13, 1943 was between 2.1 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 9.0 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 1943: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • February 20 » American movie studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor movies.
    • April 26 » The Easter Riots break out in Uppsala, Sweden.
    • July 28 » World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians.
    • September 11 » World War II: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija ending the Italian occupation of Corsica.
    • October 22 » World War II: In the Second firestorm raid on Germany, the RAF conducts an air raid on the town of Kassel, killing 10,000 and rendering 150,000 homeless.
    • November 23 » World War II: The Deutsche Opernhaus on Bismarckstraße in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg is destroyed. It will eventually be rebuilt in 1961 and be called the Deutsche Oper Berlin.


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