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Personal data Hendrik Postma 

  • He was born on October 21, 1903 in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.Source 1
    Aangegeven door de vader, arbeider, wonende te Zwaagwesteinde en hij is bij de bevalling aanwezig geweest; kind erkend bij huwelijk ouders d.d. 17 september 1904
  • He died on November 28, 1993 in -, he was 90 years old.Source 2
  • He is buried in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.
  • A child of Kornelis Postma and Marijke van der Veen
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Hendrik Postma

(1) He is married to Geeske Loos.

They got married on January 2, 1932 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 28 years old.Source 3


(2) He is married to Fokje de Vries.

They got married on March 2, 1940 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 36 years old.Source 4

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Hendrik Postma

Kornelis Kornelis Postma
1842-1881
Eelkje Tjipkes Zuidema
1848-1900
Meine Jans van der Veen
1849-1915
Ida Sybrens Hiddema
1846-1937

Hendrik Postma
1903-1993

(1) 1932

Geeske Loos
1896-1934

(2) 1940

Fokje de Vries
1901-1996


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1903, Dantumadeel
  2. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/196108/postma
  3. Huwelijksregister 1932, Kollumerland c.a.
  4. Huwelijksregister 1940, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday October 21, 1903

  • The temperature on October 21, 1903 was between 5.7 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (21%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • May 29 » In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
    • July 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
    • September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
    • October 1 » Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
    • October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
    • November 3 » With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.

Day of marriage March 2, 1940

  • The temperature on March 2, 1940 was between -4.0 °C and 4.4 °C and averaged -0.6 °C. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (92%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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.
    • June 5 » World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French divisions south of the River Somme in Operation Fall Rot ("Case Red").
    • June 22 » World War II: France is forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany, in the same railroad car in which the Germans signed the Armistice in 1918.
    • July 10 » World War II: Six days before Adolf Hitler issues his Directive 16 to the combined Wehrmacht armed forces for Operation Sea Lion, the Kanalkampf shipping attacks against British maritime convoys begin, in the leadup to initiating the Battle of Britain.
    • September 12 » Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France.
    • September 16 » World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani.
    • October 25 » Benjamin O. Davis Sr. is named the first African American general in the United States Army.

Day of death November 28, 1993

  • The temperature on November 28, 1993 was between -3.9 °C and -0.5 °C and averaged -2.0 °C. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (17%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1993: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.2 million citizens.
    • January 6 » Indian Border Security Force units kill 55 Kashmiri civilians in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, in revenge after militants ambushed a BSF patrol.
    • January 13 » The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is signed.
    • May 5 » Three eight-year-old boys are murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas, Ultimately leading to the conviction of the West Memphis Three.
    • July 22 » Great Flood of 1993: Levees near Kaskaskia, Illinois rupture, forcing the entire town to evacuate by barges operated by the Army Corps of Engineers.
    • August 7 » Ada Deer, a Menominee activist, sworn in as the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
    • August 9 » The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.


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