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Personal data Roelof Postma 


Household of Roelof Postma

He is married to Hendrikje de Haan.

They got married on June 13, 1908 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 23 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Roelof Postma

Andries Douwes Postma
1818-1897
Hiltje Bokkes van Dijk
1818-1900

Roelof Postma
1885-1967

1908

Hendrikje de Haan
1885-1966


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1885, Dantumadeel
  2. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/495171/postma
  3. Huwelijksregister 1908, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday January 19, 1885

  • The temperature on January 19, 1885 was about -0.9 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 77 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 4 » Sino-French War: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing force at Núi Bop in northern Vietnam.
    • January 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
    • March 24 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Bang Bo on the Tonkin-Guangxi border.
    • May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
    • July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
    • November 28 » Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria.

Day of marriage June 13, 1908

  • The temperature on June 13, 1908 was between 11.1 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • April 14 » Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, U.S., fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1m) high downstream.
    • April 20 » Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.
    • August 8 » Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
    • September 17 » The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
    • October 14 » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series.
    • November 22 » The Congress of Manastir establishes the Albanian alphabet.

Day of death September 10, 1967

  • The temperature on September 10, 1967 was between 4.3 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1967: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.5 million citizens.
    • April 4 » Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech in New York City's Riverside Church.
    • June 4 » Seventy-two people are killed when a Canadair C-4 Argonaut crashes at Stockport in England.
    • June 17 » Nuclear weapons testing: China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.
    • August 14 » UK Marine Broadcasting Offences Act declares participation in offshore pirate radio illegal.
    • August 25 » George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party, is assassinated by a former member of his group.
    • November 28 » The first pulsar (PSR B1919+21, in the constellation of Vulpecula) is discovered by two astronomers Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish.


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