Family tree Weening » Jan Posthumus (1870-1952)
Personal data Jan Posthumus
- He was born on April 1, 1870 in Kooten, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: koopman.
- He died on February 3, 1952 in Kooten, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 81 years old.Source 2
- A child of Minne Jans Posthumus and Aukje Jans Hayema
- This information was last updated on July 10, 2024.
Household of Jan Posthumus
He is married to Grietje Scheffer.
They got married on May 30, 1896 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 26 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Minne Posthumus 1897-????
- Antje Posthumus 1903-1935
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Birthday April 1, 1870
- The temperature on April 1, 1870 was about 10.2 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 38%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 15 » A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly).
- January 26 » Reconstruction Era: Virginia rejoins the Union.
- June 22 » The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress.
- June 26 » The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.
- July 1 » The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
- September 18 » Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn.
Day of marriage May 30, 1896
- The temperature on May 30, 1896 was about 13.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 4 » Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
- February 1 » La bohème premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- April 6 » In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
- April 15 » Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece.
- August 27 » Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
Day of death February 3, 1952
- The temperature on February 3, 1952 was between -0.9 °C and 2.2 °C and averaged 0.4 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
- February 21 » The British government, under Winston Churchill, abolishes identity cards in the UK to "set the people free".
- April 9 » Hugo Ballivián's government is overthrown by the Bolivian National Revolution, starting a period of agrarian reform, universal suffrage and the nationalization of tin mines
- April 28 » Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO.
- July 7 » The ocean liner SSUnited States passes Bishop Rock on her maiden voyage, breaking the transatlantic speed record to become the fastest passenger ship in the world.
- July 23 » General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the real power behind the coup) in overthrowing King Farouk of Egypt.
- September 15 » The United Nations cedes Eritrea to Ethiopia.
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