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Household of Geert Postma

(1) He is married to Marijke Witteveen.

They got married on May 17, 1913 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 26 years old.Source 3


(2) He is married to Houkje Dijkstra.

They got married on October 5, 1921 at Leeuwarden (Fr), he was 34 years old.Source 4

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Geert Postma

Hendrik Hoppes Postma
1818-1893
Tietje Klazes Waltje
1813-1871
Geert Hessels Kracht
1814-1902
Trijntje Martinus Postma
1805-1866

Geert Postma
1887-1976

(1) 1913

Marijke Witteveen
1883-1918

(2) 1921

Houkje Dijkstra
1885-1965


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1887, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/176552/postma
  3. Huwelijksregister 1913, Achtkarspelen
  4. Huwelijksregister 1921, Leeuwarden

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Historical events

Birthday January 11, 1887

  • The temperature on January 11, 1887 was about -0.8 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 20 » The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
    • February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
    • April 4 » Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.
    • June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
    • July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
    • October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.

Day of marriage October 5, 1921

  • The temperature on October 5, 1921 was between 8.8 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 1921: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
    • January 20 » The first Constitution of Turkey is adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty.
    • March 1 » Following mass protests in Petrograd demanding greater freedom in the RSFSR, the Kronstadt rebellion began, with sailors and citizens taking up arms against the Bolsheviks.
    • March 20 » The Upper Silesia plebiscite was a plebiscite mandated by the Versailles Treaty to determine a section of the border between Weimar Germany and Poland.
    • May 8 » The creation of the Communist Party of Romania.
    • October 29 » United States: Second trial of Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston, Massachusetts.
    • November 4 » The Saalschutz Abteilung (hall defense detachment) of the Nazi Party is renamed the Sturmabteilung (storm detachment) after a large riot in Munich.

Day of death January 31, 1976

  • The temperature on January 31, 1976 was between -8.4 °C and -4.3 °C and averaged -6.4 °C. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (34%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1976: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
    • January 3 » The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, comes into force.
    • June 27 » Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris) is hijacked en route to Paris by the PLO and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda.
    • June 29 » The Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom.
    • July 17 » East Timor is annexed, and becomes the 27th province of Indonesia.
    • November 23 » Apneist Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 100m undersea without breathing equipment.
    • December 3 » An assassination attempt is made on Bob Marley in Kingston, Jamaica just two days before the "Smile Jamaica", a free concert.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 1887 » Aldo Leopold, American ecologist and author († 1948)
  • 1888 » Joseph B. Keenan, American jurist and politician († 1954)
  • 1889 » Calvin Bridges, American geneticist and academic († 1938)
  • 1890 » Max Carey, American baseball player and manager († 1976)
  • 1890 » Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian poet and critic († 1954)

Source: Wikipedia


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