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Personal data Johannes Bits 


Household of Johannes Bits

He is married to Sjoukje Feenstra.

They got married on May 16, 1891 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Romkje Bits  1895-1956 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Johannes Bits

Johannes Bits
1866-1941

1891

Sjoukje Feenstra
1868-1949

Romkje Bits
1895-1956

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1866, Dantumadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1941, Dokkum
  3. Huwelijksregister 1891, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday April 18, 1866

  • The temperature on April 18, 1866 was about 14.2 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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).
  • In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 16 » Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes British Secretary of State for War.
    • March 27 » President of the United States of America Andrew Johnson vetoes the Civil Rights Act of 1866. His veto is overridden by Congress and the bill passes into law on April 9.
    • April 10 » The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
    • May 2 » Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
    • July 28 » At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln).
    • August 23 » Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague.

Day of marriage May 16, 1891

  • The temperature on May 16, 1891 was about 11.3 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 15 » Allmänna Idrottsklubben (AIK) (Swedish Sports Club) is founded.
    • May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
    • August 18 » Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.
    • August 24 » Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera.
    • October 1 » Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.
    • October 28 » The Mino–Owari earthquake is the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history.

Day of death November 2, 1941

  • The temperature on November 2, 1941 was between 0.7 °C and 3.3 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
    • March 27 » World War II: Yugoslav Air Force officers topple the pro-Axis government in a bloodless coup.
    • April 17 » World War II: The Kingdom of Yugoslavia surrenders to Germany.
    • May 15 » First flight of the Gloster E.28/39 the first British and Allied jet aircraft.
    • June 1 » The Farhud, a massive pogrom in Iraq, starts and as a result, many Iraqi Jews are forced to leave their homes.
    • October 31 » After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.
    • December 8 » World War II: Japanese forces simultaneously invade Shanghai International Settlement, Malaya, Thailand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and the Dutch East Indies. (See December 7 for the concurrent attack on Pearl Harbor in the Western Hemisphere.)


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Source: Wikipedia

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