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Personal data Roelof Postma 


Household of Roelof Postma

He is married to Ytje Postma.

They got married on August 20, 1903 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 21 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Ootske Postma  1904-1985
  2. Wybe Postma  1911-1917
  3. Aaltje Postma  1913-2004

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Roelof Postma

Johannes Wybes Postma
1818-1876
Ytje Doeyes Dijkstra
1814-1893
Roel Jochums Zandstra
1794-1856
Jantje Gooitzens Wobbes
1820-1891

Roelof Postma
1882-1947

1903

Ytje Postma
1884-1971

Ootske Postma
1904-1985
Wybe Postma
1911-1917
Aaltje Postma
1913-2004

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1882, Dantumadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1947, Dantumadeel
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/195598/postma
  4. Huwelijksregister 1903, Dantumadeel

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Historical events

Birthday February 14, 1882

  • The temperature on February 14, 1882 was about 9.9 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 29 » The Knights of Columbus is established.
    • July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears.
    • September 5 » Tottenham Hotspur, a Premier League football club from North London, is founded (as Hotspur F.C.).
    • September 13 » Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought.
    • December 6 » Transit of Venus, second and last of the 19th century.
    • December 16 » Wales and England contest the first Home Nations (now Six Nations) rugby union match.

Day of marriage August 20, 1903

  • The temperature on August 20, 1903 was between 7.4 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). 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.
    • March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
    • June 19 » Benito Mussolini, at the time a radical Socialist, is arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.
    • July 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
    • July 20 » The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
    • July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
    • August 29 » The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.

Day of death May 11, 1947

  • The temperature on May 11, 1947 was between 12.6 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
    • April 9 » The Journey of Reconciliation, the first interracial Freedom Ride begins through the upper South in violation of Jim Crow laws. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel.
    • August 15 » Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi.
    • November 2 » In California, designer Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the "Spruce Goose"), the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built.
    • November 6 » Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut.
    • November 17 » The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.
    • December 23 » The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.


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