Family tree Weening » Gerk de Groot (1878-1937)
Personal data Gerk de Groot
- He was born on March 11, 1878 in Holwerd, gem. Westdongeradeel (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: schilder.
- He died on September 9, 1937 in Burum, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr), he was 59 years old.Source 2
- A child of Lieuwe Tietes de Groot and Maaike Gosses van der Wal
- This information was last updated on April 1, 2023.
Household of Gerk de Groot
(1) He is married to Jeltje Tamminga.
They got married on May 20, 1905 at Leeuwarderadeel (Fr), he was 27 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Janke de Groot 1906-1922
- Lieuwe Sjoerd de Groot 1907-1956
- Sjoerd de Groot 1910-1992
(2) He is married to Ida Reinders.
They got married on February 4, 1922 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 43 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Hugo de Groot 1922-1945
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Historical events
Birthday March 11, 1878
- The temperature on March 11, 1878 was about 5.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 4 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Sofia is liberated from Ottoman rule and designated the capital of Liberated Bulgaria.
- February 18 » John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
- May 14 » The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
- 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.
- September 3 » Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
- October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.
Day of marriage February 4, 1922
- The temperature on February 4, 1922 was between -10.4 °C and -4.5 °C and averaged -7.4 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
- February 2 » Ulysses by James Joyce is published.
- February 6 » The Washington Naval Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., limiting the naval armaments of United States, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy.
- May 10 » The United States annexes the Kingman Reef.
- June 16 » General election in the Irish Free State: The pro-Treaty Sinn Féin party wins a large majority.
- September 30 » The University of Alabama opens the American football season with a 110–0 victory over the Marion Military Institute, which still stands as Alabama's record for largest margin of victory and as their only 100 point game.
- October 18 » The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) is founded by a consortium, to establish a nationwide network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service.
Day of death September 9, 1937
- The temperature on September 9, 1937 was between 6.5 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. The average windspeed was 3 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
- February 19 » Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades.
- July 22 » New Deal: The United States Senate votes down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court of the United States.
- August 1 » Josip Broz Tito reads the resolution "Manifesto of constitutional congress of KPH" to the constitutive congress of KPH (Croatian Communist Party) in woods near Samobor.
- August 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Shanghai begins.
- August 14 » The beginning of air-to-air combat of the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II in general, when six Japanese bombers are shot down by Chinese fighters while raiding Chinese air bases.
- September 5 » Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls to the Nationalists following a one-day siege.
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