Family tree Koster Twijslerheide e.o. » Jan de Wit (1870-1958)
Personal data Jan de Wit
- He was born on August 8, 1870 in Drachten.
- He died on February 17, 1958 in Oosterwolde, he was 87 years old.
- A child of David de Wit and Sietske Eisinga
- This information was last updated on September 20, 2024.
Household of Jan de Wit
He is married to Jetske van der Wal.
They got married on February 1, 1896 at Smallingerland, he was 25 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- David de Wit 1896-1957
- Wietske de Wit 1898-1898
- Wietske de Wit 1899-1974
- Geert de Wit 1901-1980
- Tjeerd de Wit 1904-1923
- Pieter de Wit 1907-1942
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Birthday August 8, 1870
- The temperature on August 8, 1870 was about 17.3 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 6 » The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.
- January 23 » In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.
- August 16 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
- September 4 » Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.
- September 20 » The Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia, and complete the unification of Italy.
- December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.
Day of marriage February 1, 1896
- The temperature on February 1, 1896 was about 4.3 °C. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 4 » Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
- January 28 » Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8mph (13km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2mph (3.2km/h).
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- April 6 » In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
- April 15 » Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece.
- November 17 » The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
Day of death February 17, 1958
- The temperature on February 17, 1958 was between -0.1 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (72%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1958: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.1 million citizens.
- February 21 » The CND symbol, aka peace symbol, commissioned by the Direct Action Committee in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, is designed and completed by Gerald Holtom.
- April 14 » The Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 falls from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. This was the first spacecraft to carry a living animal, a female dog named Laika, who likely lived only a few hours.
- September 15 » A Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter train runs through an open drawbridge at the Newark Bay, killing 48.
- October 7 » The U.S. manned space-flight project is renamed Project Mercury.
- November 25 » French Sudan gains autonomy as a self-governing member of the French Community.
- December 18 » Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, is launched.
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