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.
- January 9 » Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
- February 22 » In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.
- May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
- June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
- June 15 » Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
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.
- January 28 » Knickerbocker Storm, Washington D.C.'s biggest snowfall, causes the city's greatest loss of life when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre collapses.
- February 6 » The Washington Naval Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., limiting the naval armaments of United States, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy.
- February 8 » United States President Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio set in the White House.
- April 24 » The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England, and Cairo, Egypt, comes into operation.
- June 28 » The Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces.
- September 11 » The Sun News-Pictorial is founded in Melbourne, Australia.
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.
- April 12 » Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
- June 3 » The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.
- June 14 » U.S. House of Representatives passes the Marihuana Tax Act.
- July 2 » Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.
- August 24 » Spanish Civil War: Sovereign Council of Asturias and León is proclaimed in Gijón.
- December 22 » The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.
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