Family tree Weening » Berend de Wit (1868-1934)
Personal data Berend de Wit
- He was born on November 23, 1868 in Doezum, gem. Grootegast (Gr).Source 1
- Profession: landbouwer.
- He died on May 8, 1934 in Kornhorn, gem. Grootegast (Gr), he was 65 years old.Source 2
- A child of Klaas de Wit and Martje Hoeksema
- This information was last updated on June 16, 2023.
Household of Berend de Wit
He is married to Ynske Eelkes Boonstra.
They got married on May 9, 1896 at Marum (Gr), he was 27 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Eelke de Wit 1898-1982
- Klaas de Wit 1901-1981
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Birthday November 23, 1868
- The temperature on November 23, 1868 was about 11.4 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 2 » Pro-Imperial forces captured Osaka Castle from the Tokugawa shogunate and burned it to the ground.
- March 23 » The University of California is founded in Oakland, California when the Organic Act is signed into law.
- July 25 » The Wyoming Territory is established.
- September 28 » The Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France.
- December 9 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
- December 24 » The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.
Day of marriage May 9, 1896
- The temperature on May 9, 1896 was about 15.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 41%. 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.
- March 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
- June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
- July 28 » The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
- November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
Day of death May 8, 1934
- The temperature on May 8, 1934 was between 2.6 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 16.5 mm of rain during 9.7 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1934: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
- January 26 » The Apollo Theater reopens in Harlem, New York City.
- May 21 » Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens.
- May 28 » Near Callander, Ontario, Canada, the Dionne quintuplets are born to Oliva and Elzire Dionne; they will be the first quintuplets to survive infancy.
- June 15 » The United States Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded.
- September 1 » The first Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated cartoon, The Discontented Canary, is released to movie theatres.
- September 21 » A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing more than three thousand people.
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