Family tree Weening » Mindert de Wit (1888-1959)
Personal data Mindert de Wit
- He was born on October 14, 1888 in Surhuisterveen, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- He died on January 15, 1959 in Beetgum, gem. Menaldumadeel (Fr), he was 70 years old.Source 2
- A child of Taede de Wit and Trijntje de Jong
- This information was last updated on July 26, 2024.
Household of Mindert de Wit
He is married to Trijntje van der Woude.
They got married on May 12, 1917 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 28 years old.Source 3
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Birthday October 14, 1888
- The temperature on October 14, 1888 was about 8.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 15 » Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888.
- March 20 » The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
- August 5 » Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
- August 31 » Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
- September 8 » In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
- October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
Day of marriage May 12, 1917
- The temperature on May 12, 1917 was between 10.1 °C and 27.0 °C and averaged 19.2 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
- October 4 » World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
- October 31 » World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
- December 6 » Finland declares independence from Soviet Russia.
- December 11 » World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law.
Day of death January 15, 1959
- The temperature on January 15, 1959 was between -3.5 °C and -1.4 °C and averaged -2.6 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
- February 2 » Nine experienced ski hikers in the northern Ural Mountains in the Soviet Union die under mysterious circumstances.
- March 31 » The 14th Dalai Lama, crosses the border into India and is granted political asylum.
- May 4 » The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held.
- August 14 » Founding and first official meeting of the American Football League.
- October 30 » Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crashes on approach to Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport in Albemarle County, Virginia, killing 26 of the 27 on board.
- November 15 » The murders of the Clutter Family in Holcomb, Kansas were discovered, inspiring Truman Capote's non-fiction book In Cold Blood.
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