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Personal data Hendrikus Cornelis Witters 

  • He was born on March 23, 1881 in Goirle.
  • He died on May 15, 1968 in Delft, he was 87 years old.
    BS Overlijden met Hendrikus Cornelis Witters
    Overledene: Hendrikus Cornelis Witters
    Geboorteplaats: Goirle
    Leeftijd: 87
    Woonplaats: Delft
    Vader: Johannes Marcelus Witters
    Moeder: Colleta Catharina Kin
    Partner: Cornelia Johanna Berendina van Ockenburg
    Gebeurtenis: Overlijden
    Datum: 15-05-1968
    Gebeurtenisplaats: Delft
    Documenttype: BS Overlijden
    Erfgoedinstelling: Stadsarchief Delft
    Plaats instelling: Delft
    Collectiegebied: Zuid-Holland
    Archief: 0015
    Registratienummer: 00686
    Aktenummer: 336
    Registratiedatum: 1968
    Akteplaats: Delft
    Boek: Delft, Register van overlijdensakten, 1968
  • A child of Marcelis Joannes Witters and Coletta Catharina Kin
  • This information was last updated on July 22, 2023.

Household of Hendrikus Cornelis Witters

He is married to Cornelia Johanna Berendina van Ockenburg.

They got married on June 4, 1913 at Amsterdam, he was 32 years old.

BS Huwelijk met Hendrikus Cornelis Witters
Bruidegom: Hendrikus Cornelis Witters
Beroep: spoorwegambtenaar
Geboorteplaats: Goirle
Leeftijd: 32
Bruid: Cornelia Johanna Berendina van Ockenburg
Geboorteplaats: Arnhem
Leeftijd: 27
Vader van de bruidegom: Johannes Marcelus Witters
Moeder van de bruidegom: Colletta Catharina Kin
Vader van de bruid: Hendrikus Hubertus van Ockenburg
Beroep: stationschef
Moeder van de bruid: Berendina Maria Bokstat
Gebeurtenis: Huwelijk
Datum: 04-06-1913
Gebeurtenisplaats: Amsterdam
Documenttype: BS Huwelijk
Erfgoedinstelling: Noord-Hollands Archief
Plaats instelling: Haarlem
Collectiegebied: Noord-Holland
Archief: 358.6
Registratienummer: 2009
Aktenummer: Reg. 4D fol. 13v
Registratiedatum: 04-06-1913
Akteplaats: Amsterdam
Collectie: burgerlijke stand van de gemeente Amsterdam, Archiefdeel van (dubbele) registers van huwelijken v...
Boek: Huwelijksakten van de gemeente Amsterdam, 1913

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Birthday March 23, 1881

  • The temperature on March 23, 1881 was about 2.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 27 » First Boer War: The Battle of Majuba Hill takes place.
    • April 28 » Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
    • May 21 » The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.
    • June 14 » The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak.
    • June 29 » In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam.
    • August 27 » The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths.

Day of marriage June 4, 1913

  • The temperature on June 4, 1913 was between 12.0 °C and 24.6 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 9.7 mm of rain. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
    • January 3 » An Atlantic coast storm sets the lowest confirmed barometric pressure reading for a non-tropical system in the continental United States.
    • February 17 » The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.
    • March 18 » King George I of Greece is assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki.
    • April 4 » First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
    • December 1 » Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.
    • December 17 » A spur of the Shaker Heights streetcar line opens, the first line of the eventual Cleveland RTA Rapid Transit system.

Day of death May 15, 1968

  • The temperature on May 15, 1968 was between 6.9 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 14.6 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (6%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
    • March 2 » Baggeridge Colliery closes marking the end of over 300 years of coal mining in the Black Country.
    • March 7 » Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnamese military begin Operation Truong Cong Dinh to root out Viet Cong forces from the area surrounding Mỹ Tho.
    • April 10 » The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm – the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died.
    • May 26 » H-dagurinn in Iceland: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight
    • July 8 » The Chrysler wildcat strike begins in Detroit, Michigan.
    • July 23 » Glenville shootout: In Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization and the Cleveland Police Department occurs. During the shootout, a riot begins and lasts for five days.


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