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Personal data Eltje Drenth
- He was born on January 10, 1861 in Vlagtwedde, Groningen, Netherlands.
- Profession: starting 1903 landbouwer.
- He died on March 15, 1947 in Vlagtwedde, Groningen, Netherlands, he was 86 years old.
- Death registration.Source 1
- A child of Geert Drenth and Tjaaktje de Graaf
- This information was last updated on August 7, 2019.
Household of Eltje Drenth
He is married to Uilkje Maat.
They got married on June 4, 1903 at Emmen, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland, he was 42 years old.Source 2
Child(ren):
- Harm Drenth 1905-1971
- Jan Drenth 1907-
- Antje Drenth 1908-1913
- Tjako Drenth 1910-1911
- Eltje Drenth 1913-1914
- Johannes Drenth 1917-1998
- Eltje Drenth 1919-1920
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Birthday January 10, 1861
- The temperature on January 10, 1861 was about -7.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- March 20 » An earthquake destroys Mendoza, Argentina.
- July 25 » American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Crittenden–Johnson Resolution, stating that the war is being fought to preserve the Union and not to end slavery.
- August 6 » Britain imposes the Lagos Treaty of Cession to suppress slavery in what is now Nigeria.
- September 3 » American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance.
- October 24 » The first transcontinental telegraph line across the United States is completed.
- November 21 » American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin Secretary of War.
Day of marriage June 4, 1903
- The temperature on June 4, 1903 was between 7.6 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 13.2 hours of sunshine (80%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
- January 17 » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
- April 19 » The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Palestine and the Western world.
- August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
- August 29 » The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.
- October 1 » Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
- December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Day of death March 15, 1947
- The temperature on March 15, 1947 was between -3.9 °C and 2.4 °C and averaged -0.5 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (36%). 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
- February 18 » First Indochina War: The French gain complete control of Hanoi after forcing the Viet Minh to withdraw to mountains.
- April 1 » The only mutiny in the history of the Royal New Zealand Navy begins.
- April 16 » An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
- October 14 » Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound.
- November 18 » The Ballantyne's Department Store fire in Christchurch, New Zealand, kills 41; it is the worst fire disaster in the history of New Zealand.
- November 25 » New Zealand ratifies the Statute of Westminster and thus becomes independent of legislative control by the United Kingdom.
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