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.
- March 11 » Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
- March 16 » The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
- May 10 » Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
- June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
- November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
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.
- February 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
- July 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
- July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
- September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
- October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
- 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.
- February 19 » World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps.
- April 9 » World War II: The Battle of Bataan ends. An Indian Ocean raid by Japan's 1st Air Fleet sinks the British aircraft carrier HMSHermes and the Australian destroyer HMASVampire.
- June 21 » World War II: Tobruk falls to Italian and German forces.
- July 1 » The Australian Federal Government becomes the sole collector of income tax in Australia as State Income Tax is abolished.
- October 6 » World War II: American troops force the Japanese from their positions east of the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal.
- November 22 » World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: General Friedrich Paulus sends Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German 6th Army is surrounded.
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- 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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