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Personal data Geert Drent 


Household of Geert Drent

He is married to Eltje Cannegieter.

They got married on July 23, 1903 at Scheemda (Gr), he was 25 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Geert Drent  1915-2003

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Geert Drent

Berend Christiaans Drent
1806-1875
Wupke Alberts Kremer
1806-1871
Auko Drent
1841-1905
Anje AB
1852-1909

Geert Drent
1878-1920

1903

Eltje Cannegieter
1877-1972

Geert Drent
1915-2003

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Scheemda 1878
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/2125083/drent
  3. Huwelijksregister Scheemda 1903

Historical events

Birthday January 4, 1878

  • The temperature on January 4, 1878 was about 3.2 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 9 » Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
    • February 18 » John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
    • May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
    • June 10 » League of Prizren is established, to oppose the decisions of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of San Stefano, as a consequence of which the Albanian lands in the Balkans were being partitioned and given to the neighbor states of Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Greece.
    • July 13 » Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
    • October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.

Day of marriage July 23, 1903

  • The temperature on July 23, 1903 was between 13.2 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 18.2 °C. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (15%). 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.
    • February 14 » The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).
    • May 29 » In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
    • July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
    • September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
    • October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
    • October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.

Day of death December 26, 1920

  • The temperature on December 26, 1920 was between 2.3 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • January 17 » Alcohol Prohibition begins in the United States as the Volstead Act goes into effect.
    • January 19 » The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
    • May 9 » Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army under General Edward Rydz-Śmigły celebrates its capture of Kiev with a victory parade on Khreshchatyk.
    • August 20 » The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.
    • August 26 » The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.
    • October 30 » The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney.


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