Family tree Dunning » Jan Reitsema (1872-1942)
Personal data Jan Reitsema
- He was born on May 20, 1872 in Faan.
- He died on February 21, 1942 in Groningen, Nederland, he was 69 years old.
- A child of Gerrit Reitsema and Rienje Beukema
Household of Jan Reitsema
He is married to Wietske Gaikema.
They got married on December 3, 1903 at Oldekerk, Nederland, he was 31 years old.
Child(ren):
- Hendrik Reitsema 1909-1909
- Reinje Reitsema 1909-1909
- Hendrik Reitsema 1908-1908
- Grietje Reitsema 1905-1989
- Reinje Reitsema 1916-2006
- Kaatje Reitsema 1921-2007
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Historical events
Birthday May 20, 1872
- The temperature on May 20, 1872 was about 14.3 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- 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 1872: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 12 » Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
- February 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
- February 22 » The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
- March 1 » Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
- September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
- November 30 » The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
Day of marriage December 3, 1903
- The temperature on December 3, 1903 was between -1.2 °C and 2.4 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (21%). 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.
- 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.
- July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
- July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
- October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
- December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
- December 30 » A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.
Day of death February 21, 1942
- The temperature on February 21, 1942 was between -10.9 °C and -5.2 °C and averaged -7.8 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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.
- June 4 » World War II: The Battle of Midway begins. The Japanese Admiral Chūichi Nagumo orders a strike on Midway Island by much of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
- June 10 » World War II: The Lidice massacre is perpetrated as a reprisal for the assassination of Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich.
- June 11 » World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union.
- July 18 » World War II: During the Beisfjord massacre in Norway, 15 Norwegian paramilitary guards help members of the SS to kill 288 political prisoners from Yugoslavia.
- August 17 » World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin.
- September 12 » World War II: RMS Laconia, carrying civilians, Allied soldiers and Italian POWs is torpedoed off the coast of West Africa and sinks with a heavy loss of life.
Same birth/death day
- 1860 » Eduard Buchner, German chemist, zymologist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1917)
- 1875 » Hendrik Offerhaus, Dutch rower († 1953)
- 1877 » Pat Leahy, Irish-American jumper († 1927)
- 1879 » Hans Meerwein, German chemist († 1965)
- 1882 » Sigrid Undset, Danish-Norwegian novelist, essayist, and translator, Nobel Prize laureate († 1949)
- 1883 » Faisal I of Iraq († 1933)
- 1934 » Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan rebel leader (b. 1895)
- 1938 » George Ellery Hale, American astronomer and academic (b. 1868)
- 1941 » Frederick Banting, Canadian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
- 1944 » Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-French race car driver (b. 1873)
- 1945 » Eric Liddell, Scottish rugby player and runner (b. 1902)
- 1946 » José Streel, Belgian journalist (b. 1911)
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