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Personal data Sjoerd de Wit
- He was born on January 9, 1863 in Surhuisterveen, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: arbeider.
- He died on September 20, 1921 in Surhuisterveen, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 58 years old.Source 2
- A child of Louwe Sjoerds de Wit and Ybeltje Luitzens van Dekken
- This information was last updated on July 4, 2024.
Household of Sjoerd de Wit
(1) He is married to Antje Hamstra.
They got married on May 31, 1884 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 21 years old.Source 3
(2) He is married to Hiske Scholte.
They got married on April 9, 1887 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 24 years old.Source 4
Bruidegom is weduwnaar van Anna Hamstra
Child(ren):
- Froukje de Wit 1891-????
- Louw de Wit 1894-????
- Luitzen de Wit 1896-1921
- Trijntje de Wit 1899-1921
- Jan de Wit 1901-
- Doede de Wit 1905-
- Andries de Wit 1908-1910
- Gosling de Wit 1910-
- Martje de Wit 1910-
- Louw de Wit 1914-
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Birthday January 9, 1863
- The temperature on January 9, 1863 was about 2.1 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 8 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield.
- April 2 » American Civil War: The largest in a series of Southern bread riots occurs in Richmond, Virginia.
- May 12 » American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps turn the left wing of Confederate General John C. Pemberton's defensive line on Fourteen Mile Creek, opening up the interior of Mississippi to the Union Army during the Vicksburg Campaign.
- July 3 » American Civil War: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett's Charge.
- September 6 » American Civil War: Confederate forces evacuate Battery Wagner and Morris Island in South Carolina.
- September 8 » American Civil War: In the Second Battle of Sabine Pass, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas.
Day of marriage April 9, 1887
- The temperature on April 9, 1887 was about 7.8 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 20 » The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
- April 28 » A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.
- May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
- July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
- November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
- November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.
Day of death September 20, 1921
- The temperature on September 20, 1921 was between 8.2 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
- April 11 » Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan.
- June 15 » Bessie Coleman earns her pilot's license, becoming the first female pilot of African-American descent.
- June 20 » Workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Chennai, India, begin a four-month strike.
- October 5 » The World Series is the first to be broadcast on radio.
- October 13 » Soviet republics sign the Treaty of Kars to formalize the borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states.
- October 18 » The Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic is formed as part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
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