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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.
- June 9 » American Civil War: Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia.
- August 8 » American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt).
- August 17 » American Civil War: In Charleston, South Carolina, Union batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held Fort Sumter.
- September 20 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, ends in a Confederate victory.
- October 14 » American Civil War: Confederate troops under the command of A. P. Hill fail to drive the Union Army completely out of Virginia.
- November 18 » King Christian IX of Denmark signs the November constitution that declares Schleswig to be part of Denmark. This is seen by the German Confederation as a violation of the London Protocol and leads to the German–Danish war of 1864.
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.
- 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.
- July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
- September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
- November 11 » August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed as a result of the Haymarket affair.
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.
- February 21 » Rezā Shāh takes control of Tehran during a successful coup.
- March 17 » The Second Polish Republic adopts the March Constitution.
- July 22 » Rif War: The Spanish Army suffers its worst military defeat in modern times to the Berbers of the Rif region of Spanish Morocco.
- September 7 » In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held.
- October 29 » The Harvard University football team loses to Centre College, ending a 25-game winning streak. This is considered one of the biggest upsets in college football.
- November 4 » Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated in Tokyo.
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