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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.
    • February 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
    • February 14 » The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).
    • June 16 » The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
    • August 18 » German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.
    • October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
    • November 18 » The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.

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.
    • May 15 » Richard and Maurice McDonald open the first McDonald's restaurant.
    • June 18 » The "Finest Hour" speech is delivered by Winston Churchill.
    • August 3 » World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.
    • October 21 » The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published.
    • November 23 » World War II: Romania becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.
    • November 24 » World War II: The First Slovak Republic becomes a signatory to the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.

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.
    • February 28 » The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh. Four ATF agents and six Davidians die in the initial raid, starting a 51-day standoff.
    • April 21 » The Supreme Court in La Paz, Bolivia, sentences former dictator Luis García Meza to 30 years in jail without parole for murder, theft, fraud and violating the constitution.
    • May 24 » Eritrea gains its independence from Ethiopia.
    • June 5 » Portions of the Holbeck Hall Hotel in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, UK, fall into the sea following a landslide.
    • August 31 » Russia completes removing its troops from Lithuania.
    • October 4 » Tanks bombard the Russian parliament, while demonstrators against President Yeltsin rally outside.


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