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Personal data Kornelis Postma 


Household of Kornelis Postma

He is married to Akke Hofstra.

They got married on August 18, 1888 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 23 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Wiebe Postma  1888-1889
  2. Hiltje Postma  1890-1890

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1865, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1938, Achtkarspelen
  3. Huwelijksregister 1888, Kollumerland c.a.

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Historical events

Birthday January 24, 1865

  • The temperature on January 24, 1865 was about -2.4 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 31 » American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery and submits it to the states for ratification.
    • March 4 » The third and final national flag of the Confederate States of America is adopted by the Confederate Congress.
    • April 1 » American Civil War: Union troops led by Philip Sheridan decisively defeat Confederate troops led by George Pickett, cutting the Army of Northern Virginia's last supply line.
    • April 10 » American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
    • April 27 » The New York State Senate creates Cornell University as the state's land grant institution.
    • May 13 » American Civil War: Battle of Palmito Ranch: In far south Texas, the last land battle of the Civil War ends with a Confederate victory.

Day of marriage August 18, 1888

  • The temperature on August 18, 1888 was about 14.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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.
    • May 16 » Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.
    • June 29 » George Edward Gouraud records Handel's Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the oldest known recording of music.
    • 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.
    • October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
    • October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
    • October 30 » The Rudd Concession is granted by Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes.

Day of death March 19, 1938

  • The temperature on March 19, 1938 was between 5.1 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • January 3 » The March of Dimes is established as a foundation to combat infant polio by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
    • April 10 » The 1938 German parliamentary election and referendum seeks approval for a single list of Nazi candidates and the recent annexation of Austria.
    • July 3 » United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.
    • October 30 » Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing anxiety in some of the audience in the United States.
    • November 16 » LSD is first synthesized by Albert Hofmann from ergotamine at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel.
    • December 16 » Adolf Hitler institutes the Cross of Honour of the German Mother.


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