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.
- 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.
- March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
- November 5 » Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
- November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
- November 30 » The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
- December 4 » The crewless American brigantine Mary Celeste, drifting in the Atlantic, is discovered by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship has been abandoned for nine days but is only slightly damaged. Her master Benjamin Briggs and all nine others known to have been on board are never accounted for.
Day of marriage December 3, 1903
- The temperature on December 3, 1903 was between -1.2 °C and 2.2 °C and averaged 0.4 °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.
- January 17 » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
- February 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
- October 1 » Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
- October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
- October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
- October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
Day of death February 21, 1942
- The temperature on February 21, 1942 was between -11.1 °C and -4.8 °C and averaged -7.6 °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.
- March 3 » World War II: Ten Japanese warplanes raid Broome, Western Australia, killing more than 100 people.
- May 26 » World War II: The Battle of Gazala takes place.
- July 1 » The Australian Federal Government becomes the sole collector of income tax in Australia as State Income Tax is abolished.
- July 25 » The Norwegian Manifesto calls for nonviolent resistance to the German occupation.
- September 9 » World War II: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on Oregon.
- September 10 » World War II: The British Army carries out an amphibious landing on Madagascar to re-launch Allied offensive operations in the Madagascar Campaign.
Same birth/death day
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- 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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