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.
- January 20 » The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
- February 8 » The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
- July 4 » The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi.
- 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.
- July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
- November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.
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 5 » The 6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Prague Party Conference) opens. In the course of the conference, Vladimir Lenin and his supporters break from the rest of the party to form the Bolshevik movement.
- April 18 » The Cunard liner RMSCarpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic to New York City.
- May 18 » The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
- June 8 » Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.
- June 30 » The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan.
- November 7 » The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven's Fidelio.
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.
- January 12 » World War II: The Red Army begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive.
- March 22 » The Arab League is founded when a charter is adopted in Cairo, Egypt.
- April 4 » World War II: American troops capture Kassel.
- April 4 » World War II: Soviet troops liberate Hungary from German occupation and occupy the country themselves.
- May 29 » First combat mission of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator heavy bomber.
- September 16 » World War II: The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong comes to an end.
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