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Personal data Willem Postmus 


Household of Willem Postmus

He is married to Riemkje Bouwstra.

They got married on April 15, 1916 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Jitske Postmus  1916-2002
  2. Auke Postmus  1918-1936
  3. Leentje Postmus  1921-1997

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Postmus

Willem Postmus
1891-1982

1916

Riemkje Bouwstra
1884-1974

Jitske Postmus
1916-2002
Auke Postmus
1918-1936
Leentje Postmus
1921-1997

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Sources

  1. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/14965/postmus
  2. https://graftombe.nl/names/info/14965/postmus
  3. Huwelijksregister 1916, Kollumerland c.a.

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Historical events

Birthday April 11, 1891

  • The temperature on April 11, 1891 was about 4.1 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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 Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 15 » Allmänna Idrottsklubben (AIK) (Swedish Sports Club) is founded.
    • May 15 » Pope Leo XIII defends workers' rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching.
    • May 16 » The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
    • May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
    • August 16 » The Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.
    • October 28 » The Mino–Owari earthquake is the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history.

Day of marriage April 15, 1916

  • The temperature on April 15, 1916 was between 1.9 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 6.2 mm of rain. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
    • February 3 » The Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada burns down with the loss of 7 lives.
    • February 24 » The Governor-General of Korea establishes a clinic called Jahyewon in Sorokdo to segregate Hansen's disease patients.
    • May 10 » Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles from Elephant Island.
    • June 1 » Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
    • June 15 » United States President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
    • September 19 » World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.

Day of death March 19, 1982

  • The temperature on March 19, 1982 was between -0.2 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (27%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Saturday, May 29, 1982 to Thursday, November 4, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt III, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1982: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
    • May 29 » Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral.
    • June 3 » The Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, Shlomo Argov, is shot on a London street; he survives but is left paralysed.
    • June 18 » Italian banker Roberto Calvi's body is discovered hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London, England.
    • June 20 » The Argentine Corbeta Uruguay base on Southern Thule surrenders to Royal Marine commandos in the final action of the Falklands War.
    • September 20 » Football players begin a 57-day strike during the 1982 NFL season.
    • December 6 » The Troubles: The Irish National Liberation Army bombs a pub frequented by British soldiers in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland, killing eleven soldiers and six civilians.


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