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Ancestors (and descendant) of Douwe Postma

Einte Wolters Postma
1795-1875
Rykeltje Jacobs Wagenaar
1804-1838
Douwe Arjens Frankes
± 1797-1862
Boukje Haijes van der Werf
± 1796-1869

Douwe Postma
1864-1940


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Grootegast 1864
  2. Overlijdensregister Oldekerk 1940

Historical events

Birthday June 13, 1864

  • The temperature on June 13, 1864 was about 12.0 °C. There was 13 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 1864: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • April 10 » Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is proclaimed emperor of Mexico during the French intervention in Mexico.
    • May 7 » American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards.
    • August 31 » During the American Civil War, Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta.
    • October 19 » American Civil War: The Battle of Cedar Creek ends the last Confederate threat to Washington, DC.
    • November 29 » American Indian Wars: Sand Creek massacre: Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants inside Colorado Territory.
    • November 30 » American Civil War: The Confederate Army of Tennessee suffers heavy losses in an attack on the Union Army of the Ohio in the Battle of Franklin.

Day of death February 9, 1940

  • The temperature on February 9, 1940 was between -7.3 °C and -2.1 °C and averaged -3.7 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • February 10 » Cartoon characters Tom and Jerry make their debut with Puss Gets the Boot.
    • June 14 » The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence.
    • September 6 » King Carol II of Romania abdicates and is succeeded by his son Michael. General Ion Antonescu becomes the Conducător of Romania.
    • November 7 » In Tacoma, Washington, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge's completion.
    • November 12 » World War II: Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov arrives in Berlin to discuss the possibility of the Soviet Union joining the Axis Powers.
    • November 27 » World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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