Family tree de Crom » Johannes Witagen (1856-1940)
Personal data Johannes Witagen
Source 1- He was born on January 22, 1856 in Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant.
De geboorteaangifte (akte 13) is gedaan door Maria Cornelia Hergett, 54 jaar, stadsvroedvrouw, met als getuigen Jacobus Hibbel, 40 jaar, agent van policie en Johannes Voorhans, 58 jaar, arbeider.
- Profession: metselaar.
- He died on August 7, 1940 in Bergen op Zoom, he was 84 years old.
akte 246/1940 - De aangever van zijn overlijden is Reinier Adrianus van Broekhoven, 29 jaar, koster.
- A child of Jacobus Hibbel and Cornelia Withagen
Household of Johannes Witagen
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Historical events
Birthday January 22, 1856
- The temperature on January 22, 1856 was about 2.1 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
- In the year 1856: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- February 11 » The Kingdom of Awadh is annexed by the British East India Company and Wajid Ali Shah, the king of Awadh, is deposed.
- February 22 » The United States Republican Party opens its first national convention in Pittsburgh.
- April 21 » Australian labour movement: Stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne march from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House to achieve an eight-hour day.
- May 21 » Lawrence, Kansas is captured and burned by pro-slavery forces.
- September 2 » The Tianjing incident takes place in Nanjing, China.
- November 27 » The Coup of 1856 leads to Luxembourg's unilateral adoption of a new, reactionary constitution.
Day of death August 7, 1940
- The temperature on August 7, 1940 was between 8.4 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
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- May 5 » World War II: Norwegian refugees form a government-in-exile in London.
- June 21 » World War II: Italy begins an unsuccessful invasion of France.
- August 20 » World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes the fourth of his famous wartime speeches, containing the line "Never was so much owed by so many to so few".
- September 6 » King Carol II of Romania abdicates and is succeeded by his son Michael. General Ion Antonescu becomes the Conducător of Romania.
- September 17 » World War II: Due to setbacks in the Battle of Britain and approaching autumn weather, Hitler postpones Operation Sea Lion.
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Jac de Crom, "Family tree de Crom", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-de-crom/I525920.php : accessed January 6, 2026), "Johannes Witagen (1856-1940)".