Family tree Denneman » Trijntje Vreeker (± 1897-????)

Day of marriage January 11, 1917

• The temperature on January 11, 1917 was between -0.7 °C and 3.3 °C and averaged 0.8 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
  • October 15 » World War I: Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by France for espionage.
  • October 26 » First World War: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
  • October 31 » World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
  • November 2 » The Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet, in charge of preparation and carrying out the Russian Revolution, holds its first meeting.
  • December 20 » Cheka, the first Soviet secret police force, is founded.