Family tree Weening » Jan Wagenaar (1874-1954)
Personal data Jan Wagenaar
- He was born on February 21, 1874 in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.Source 1
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- He died on June 16, 1954 in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 80 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.Source 3
- A child of Tjibbe Minnes Wagenaar and Janke Aukes Wybenga
- This information was last updated on July 15, 2024.
Household of Jan Wagenaar
He is married to Doetje van der Heide.
They got married on November 14, 1896 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 22 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Tjibbe Wagenaar 1897-1974
- Auke Wagenaar 1902-1969
- Bauke Wagenaar 1905-1937
- Minne Wagenaar 1908-1974
- Romke Wagenaar 1919-1966
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1874, Dantumadeel
Overlijdensregister 1954, Dantumadeel
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/195334/wagenaar
Huwelijksregister 1896, Dantumadeel
Historical events
Birthday February 21, 1874
- The temperature on February 21, 1874 was about 2.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- March 18 » Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
- May 9 » The first horsebus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes.
- May 16 » A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
- July 31 » Dr. Patrick Francis Healy became the first African-American inaugurated as president of a predominantly white university, Georgetown University.
- August 5 » Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
- October 9 » The Universal Postal Union is created by the Treaty of Bern.
Day of marriage November 14, 1896
- The temperature on November 14, 1896 was about 5.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 28 » Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8mph (13km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2mph (3.2km/h).
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- June 4 » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
- November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
- December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
- December 17 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Schenley Park Casino, which was the first multi-purpose arena with the technology to create an artificial ice surface in North America, is destroyed in a fire.
Day of death June 16, 1954
- The temperature on June 16, 1954 was between 7.2 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (16%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
- January 21 » The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USSNautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States.
- March 19 » Willie Mosconi sets a world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss during a straight pool exhibition at East High Billiard Club in Springfield, Ohio, setting a record that remains unbroken.
- April 18 » Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt.
- August 16 » The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.
- September 14 » In a top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tu-4 bomber drops a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village.
- November 13 » Great Britain defeats France to capture the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris in front of around 30,000 spectators.
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