Family tree Jonker » Gerrit Witteveen (1900-1974)
Personal data Gerrit Witteveen
- He was born on June 25, 1900 in Oene.Source 1
- He died on April 6, 1974, he was 73 years old.Source 2
- A child of Jacobus Witteveen and Johanna Dijkhuizen
Household of Gerrit Witteveen
He is married to Reintje Gerritsen.
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Sources
- Gelders Archief te Arnhem, BS Geboorte Burgerlijke stand Gelderland, dubbelen, Epe, archief 207, inventarisnummer 5010, 26-06-1900, Epe, aktenummer 151
- Graftombe.nl
Historical events
Birthday June 25, 1900
- The temperature on June 25, 1900 was about 14.0 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 14 » British forces begin the Battle of the Tugela Heights in an effort to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
- May 1 » The Scofield Mine disaster kills over 200 men in Scofield, Utah in what is to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history.
- May 18 » The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.
- May 23 » American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863.
- August 3 » The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
- December 14 » Quantum mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law.
Day of death April 6, 1974
- The temperature on April 6, 1974 was between 4.8 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (84%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
- January 18 » A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War.
- February 17 » Robert K. Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzes the White House in a stolen helicopter.
- June 29 » Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet.
- August 7 » Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center 1,368 feet (417m) in the air.
- October 8 » Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.
- December 8 » A plebiscite results in the abolition of monarchy in Greece.
Same birth/death day
- 1898 » Kay Sage, American painter and poet († 1963)
- 1900 » Georgia Hale, American silent film actress and real estate investor († 1985)
- 1900 » Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India († 1979)
- 1900 » Marta Abba, Italian actress († 1988)
- 1900 » Zinaida Aksentyeva, Ukrainian/Soviet astronomer († 1969)
- 1901 » Harold Roe Bartle, American businessman and politician, 47th Mayor of Kansas City († 1974)
- 1970 » Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (b. 1933)
- 1971 » Igor Stravinsky, Russian-American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1882)
- 1974 » Hudson Fysh, Australian pilot and businessman, co-founded Qantas Airways Limited (b. 1895)
- 1974 » Willem Marinus Dudok, Dutch architect (b. 1884)
- 1977 » Kōichi Kido, Japanese politician, 13th Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan (b. 1889)
- 1979 » Ivan Vasilyov, Bulgarian architect, designed the SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library (b. 1893)
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