Genealogy Van Eck op Goeree Overflakkee » Pieter de WIT (1890-1949)

Personal data Pieter de WIT 


Household of Pieter de WIT

He is married to Cornelia HOOGERWERF.Source 1

They got married on November 26, 1914 at Zwijndrecht, Zuid-Holland, he was 24 years old.Source 2


Child(ren):

  1. Jan Leendert de WIT  1921-2004 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Pieter de WIT

Jan de WIT
1858-1922

Pieter de WIT
1890-1949

1914

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    1. Regionaal Archief Dordrecht
    2. Akte 55

    Historical events

    • The temperature on February 15, 1890 was about 4.9 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • April 7 » Completion of the first Lake Biwa Canal.
      • June 1 » The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
      • July 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Antitrust Act.
      • August 6 » At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair.
      • November 23 » King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him.
      • December 15 » Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull is killed on Standing Rock Indian Reservation, leading to the Wounded Knee Massacre.
    • The temperature on November 26, 1914 was between 0.3 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
      • April 24 » The Franck–Hertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, is presented to the German Physical Society.
      • August 15 » The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SSAncon.
      • August 15 » World War I: Beginning of the Battle of Cer, the first Allied victory of World War I.
      • September 1 » St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.
      • September 3 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
      • September 18 » The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I.
    • The temperature on March 10, 1949 was between 0.3 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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)
    • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
    • In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
      • May 20 » In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.
      • July 21 » The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
      • August 22 » The Queen Charlotte earthquake is Canada's strongest since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake.
      • August 24 » The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization goes into effect.
      • September 30 » The Berlin Airlift ends.
      • December 7 » Chinese Civil War: The Government of the Republic of China moves from Nanking to Taipei, Taiwan.
    

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