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Personal data Geertje Sonnega 


Household of Geertje Sonnega

She is married to Foppe Postma.

They got married on December 5, 1914 at Leeuwarden (Fr), she was 26 years old.Source 3

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1888, Leeuwarden
  2. Overlijdensregister 1961, Leeuwarden
  3. Huwelijksregister 1914, Leeuwarden

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Historical events

Birthday January 29, 1888

  • The temperature on January 29, 1888 was about -3.1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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 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 year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • June 15 » Crown Prince Wilhelm becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II; he will be the last Emperor of the German Empire. Due to the death of his predecessors Wilhelm I and Frederick III, 1888 is the Year of the Three Emperors.
    • July 15 » The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
    • August 5 » Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
    • September 22 » The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
    • October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
    • December 22 » The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement.

Day of death January 6, 1961

  • The temperature on January 6, 1961 was between 2.6 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 12.5 mm of rain during 8.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1961: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
    • January 25 » 101 Dalmatians premiered from Walt Disney Productions.
    • February 27 » The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated.
    • June 23 » The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the continent, its islands and ice shelves, comes into force.
    • September 18 » CONCACAF is established as the governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean.
    • September 20 » Greek general Konstantinos Dovas becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
    • November 29 » Project Mercury: Mercury-Atlas 5 Mission: Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico.


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  • 1888 » Sydney Chapman, English mathematician and geophysicist († 1970)
  • 1888 » Wellington Koo, Chinese statesman († 1985)
  • 1891 » Elizaveta Gerdt, Russian ballerina and educator († 1975)
  • 1891 » R. Norris Williams, Swiss-American tennis player and banker († 1968)
  • 1892 » Ernst Lubitsch, German American film director, producer, writer, and actor († 1947)

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