Parentele of Geurt Jacobs » Willem Kieft (1887-1945)
Personal data Willem Kieft
- He was born on February 26, 1887 in Putten.
- Profession: arbeider, wegwerker.
- He died on January 13, 1945 in Hamburg-Neuengamme,Dld, he was 57 years old.
- A child of Hendrik Kieft and Maria Lubbersen
Household of Willem Kieft
He is married to Jannetje Gerritsen.
They got married on December 27, 1912 at Putten, he was 25 years old.
Child(ren):
- Hendrik Kieft 1919-1920
- (Not public)
- Jannetje Kieft 1928-1931
- (Not public)
- (Not public)
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Historical events
Birthday February 26, 1887
- The temperature on February 26, 1887 was about 4.3 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
- June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
- July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
- September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
- November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
- November 11 » August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed as a result of the Haymarket affair.
Day of marriage December 27, 1912
- The temperature on December 27, 1912 was between 4.4 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
- January 23 » The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.
- February 14 » Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.
- March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
- April 17 » Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
- May 4 » Italy occupies the Greek island of Rhodes.
- October 8 » The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
Day of death January 13, 1945
- The temperature on January 13, 1945 was between -2.3 °C and 1.9 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. The average windspeed was 4 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
- In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
- March 11 » World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy attempts a large-scale kamikaze attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet anchored at Ulithi atoll in Operation Tan No. 2.
- March 16 » Ninety percent of Würzburg, Germany is destroyed in only 20 minutes by British bombers, resulting in around 5,000 deaths.
- April 17 » World War II: Montese, Italy, is liberated from Nazi forces.
- July 28 » A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26.
- July 30 » World War II: Japanese submarineI-58 sinks the USSIndianapolis, killing 883 seamen. Most die during the following four days, until an aircraft notices the survivors.
- September 18 » General Douglas MacArthur moves his command headquarters to Tokyo.
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