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Personal data Helena Geertruida Witte 


Household of Helena Geertruida Witte

She is married to Arie Martinus Kreijne.

They got married on August 4, 1906 at Lichtenvoorde, Gelderland, Nederland, she was 23 years old.

bron B.S.Lichtevoorde akte 12
Witness: Hendricus Leonardus Witte broer bruid 25 jaar borstelmaker Jan Hendrik Bauwhaus 51 jaar

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Historical events

Birthday July 10, 1883

  • The temperature on July 10, 1883 was about 20.7 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. 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 Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • May 27 » Alexander III is crowned Tsar of Russia.
    • June 5 » The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris.
    • August 26 » The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
    • October 4 » First meeting of the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow, Scotland.
    • October 20 » Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
    • October 22 » The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.

Day of marriage August 4, 1906

  • The temperature on August 4, 1906 was between 13.5 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 8.4 mm of rain. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • March 10 » The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
    • March 15 » Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
    • September 24 » Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
    • November 9 » Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.
    • December 15 » The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.
    • December 24 » Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.

Day of death July 19, 1958

  • The temperature on July 19, 1958 was between 11.9 °C and 24.9 °C and averaged 19.4 °C. There was 13.6 hours of sunshine (84%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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.
    • March 26 » The United States Army launches Explorer 3.
    • May 30 » Memorial Day: The remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War respectively, are buried at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
    • July 25 » The African Regroupment Party holds its first congress in Cotonou.
    • August 17 » Pioneer 0, America's first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails. Notable as one of the first attempted launches beyond Earth orbit by any country.
    • November 12 » A team of rock climbers led by Warren Harding completes the first ascent of The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley.
    • November 28 » First successful flight of SM-65 Atlas; the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), developed by the United States and the first member of the Atlas rocket family.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1878 » Otto Freundlich, German painter and sculptor († 1943)
  • 1882 » Ima Hogg, American society leader, philanthropist, patron and collector of the arts († 1975)
  • 1883 » Hugo Raudsepp, Estonian playwright and politician († 1952)
  • 1883 » Johannes Blaskowitz, German general († 1948)
  • 1888 » Giorgio de Chirico, Greek-Italian painter and set designer († 1978)
  • 1888 » Toyohiko Kagawa, Japanese evangelist, author, and activist († 1960)

Source: Wikipedia


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