Descendants Engel van Tuil, omgeving Arnhem » Otto Witjes (1873-1942)

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Household of Otto Witjes

He is married to Anna Maria Theunissen.

They got married on November 9, 1899 at Nijmegen, he was 26 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  4. Helena Maria Witjes  1904-1905
  8. Hermanus Witjes  1913-1915

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    1. WWW, akte 95
    2. WWW, akte 655
    3. WWW, akte 277

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    Birthday August 8, 1873

    • The temperature on August 8, 1873 was about 20.3 °C. There was 7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
    • In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • March 1 » E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.
      • March 10 » The first Azerbaijani play "The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran" prepared by Akhundov was performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.
      • May 20 » Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.
      • May 23 » The Canadian Parliament establishes the North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
      • July 21 » At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.
      • September 18 » The bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, contributing to the Panic of 1873.

    Day of marriage November 9, 1899

    • The temperature on November 9, 1899 was about 12.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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 1899: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
      • February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
      • March 6 » Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
      • September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
      • September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
      • September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.

    Day of death June 30, 1942

    • The temperature on June 30, 1942 was between 12.8 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
      • January 30 » World War II: Battle of Ambon. Japanese forces invade the island of Ambon in the Dutch East Indies. Some 300 captured Allied troops are massacred at Laha airfield. Three-fourths of remaining POWs will not have survived by the end of the war, including 250 men who will be shipped to Hainan Island in South China Sea and never returned.
      • April 19 » World War II: In Poland, the Majdan-Tatarski ghetto is established, situated between the Lublin Ghetto and a Majdanek subcamp.
      • October 3 » A German V-2 rocket reaches a record 85 km (46 nm) in altitude.
      • November 1 » World War II: Matanikau Offensive begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends three days later with an American victory.
      • December 16 » The Holocaust: Schutzstaffel chief Heinrich Himmler orders that Roma candidates for extermination be deported to Auschwitz.
      • December 22 » World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon.
    

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