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Personal data Jan Wilts 


Household of Jan Wilts

He is married to Geertje Snijder.

They got married on May 20, 1903 at Wedde, he was 27 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Antje Wilts  1903-1993
  2. Hendrik Wilts  1905-1979 
  3. Jan Wilts  1908-1909
  4. Hebeltje Wilts  1908-1998
  5. Janna Wilts  1912-1999
  6. Geertje Wilts  1914-
  7. Jan Wilts  1918-1989 
  8. Jantje Wilts  1921-1921
  9. Geert Jan Wilts  1928-2019 

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Historical events

Birthday February 14, 1876

  • The temperature on February 14, 1876 was about 1.3 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 14 » Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.
    • April 17 » Catalpa rescue: The rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia.
    • June 25 » Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
    • August 1 » Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
    • August 31 » Ottoman Sultan Murad V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid II.
    • October 4 » The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opens as the first public college in Texas.

Day of marriage May 20, 1903

  • The temperature on May 20, 1903 was between 0.3 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (33%). 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.
    • March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
    • April 29 » A landslide kills 70 people in Frank, in the District of Alberta, Canada.
    • July 20 » The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
    • September 27 » The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad.
    • October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
    • November 18 » The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.

Day of death January 1, 1955

  • The temperature on January 1, 1955 was between 0.9 °C and 1.7 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
    • April 7 » Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.
    • April 15 » McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.
    • May 5 » The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into effect.
    • June 11 » Eighty-three spectators are killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports.
    • October 29 » The Soviet battleshipNovorossiysk strikes a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol.
    • December 20 » Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.

Day of burial January 5, 1955

  • The temperature on January 5, 1955 was between -3.4 °C and -1.1 °C and averaged -2.0 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
    • February 8 » The Government of Sindh, Pakistan, abolishes the Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000km) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants.
    • May 25 » In the United States, a night-time F5 tornado strikes the small city of Udall, Kansas, killing 80 and injuring 273. It is the deadliest tornado to ever occur in the state and the 23rd deadliest in the U.S.
    • August 20 » Battle of Philippeville: In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 French nationals.
    • September 6 » Istanbul's Greek, Jewish, and Armenian minorities are the target of a government-sponsored pogrom; dozens are killed in ensuing riots.
    • September 25 » The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded.
    • November 1 » The Vietnam War begins.


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