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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 26 » American Civil War: Governor of Massachusetts John Albion Andrew receives permission from the Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent.
- April 16 » American Civil War: During the Vicksburg Campaign, gunboats commanded by acting Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter run downriver past Confederate artillery batteries at Vicksburg.
- April 17 » American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.
- June 20 » American Civil War: West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. state.
- July 4 » American Civil War: Siege of Vicksburg: Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to U.S. forces under Ulysses S. Grant after 47 days of siege. One hundred fifty miles up the Mississippi River, a Confederate army is repulsed at the Battle of Helena, Arkansas.
- October 15 » American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley, the first submarine to sink a ship, sinks, killing its inventor.
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.
- February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
- June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
- June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
- November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
- 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 15 » Kingdom of Romania establishes its legation in Helsinki.
- March 1 » Following mass protests in Petrograd demanding greater freedom in the RSFSR, the Kronstadt rebellion began, with sailors and citizens taking up arms against the Bolsheviks.
- March 17 » The Second Polish Republic adopts the March Constitution.
- March 21 » The New Economic Policy is implemented by the Bolshevik Party in response to the economic failure as a result of war communism.
- April 11 » Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan.
- July 11 » The Red Army captures Mongolia from the White Army and establishes the Mongolian People's Republic.
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