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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.

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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.
    • March 5 » Parma, Tuscany, Modena and Romagna vote in referendums to join the Kingdom of Sardinia.
    • April 3 » The first successful United States Pony Express run from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, begins.
    • April 9 » On his phonautograph machine, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville makes the oldest known recording of an audible human voice.
    • September 8 » The steamship PSLady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 300 lives.
    • September 20 » The future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom begins the first visit to North America by a Prince of Wales.
    • September 21 » Second Opium War: An Anglo-French force defeats Chinese troops at the Battle of Palikao.

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.
    • May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
    • May 27 » Alexander III is crowned Tsar of Russia.
    • June 5 » The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris.
    • August 21 » An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
    • August 25 » France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
    • October 20 » Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.

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.
    • January 17 » World War II: Greek submarine Papanikolis captures the 200-ton sailing vessel Agios Stefanos and mans her with part of her crew.
    • February 18 » World War II: Joseph Goebbels delivers his Sportpalast speech.
    • April 18 » World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island.
    • October 5 » Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island.
    • October 14 » World War II: The Second Philippine Republic, a puppet state of Japan, is inaugurated with José P. Laurel as its president.
    • October 19 » Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University.


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