Family tree Weening » Edze Witteveen (1866-1931)
Personal data Edze Witteveen
- He was born on August 25, 1866 in Drogeham, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Occupations:
- arbeider.
- landbouwer.
- He died on July 18, 1931 in Drogeham, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 64 years old.Source 2
- A child of Rykele Tjerks Witteveen and Trijntje Edzes de Haan
- This information was last updated on July 4, 2024.
Household of Edze Witteveen
(1) He is married to Fetje van der Veer.
They got married on May 18, 1893 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 26 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Riekele Witteveen 1894-1982
- Pieter Witteveen 1896-????
(2) He is married to Lamke Hamstra.
They got married on June 22, 1918 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 51 years old.Source 4
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Birthday August 25, 1866
- The temperature on August 25, 1866 was about 24.5 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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.
- May 2 » Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
- May 22 » Oliver Winchester founded the Winchester Repeating Arms
- July 24 » Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. state to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War.
- August 20 » President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over.
- October 19 » In accordance with the Treaty of Vienna, Austria cedes Veneto and Mantua to France, which immediately awards them to Italy in exchange for the earlier Italian acquiescence to the French annexation of Savoy and Nice.
Day of marriage June 22, 1918
- The temperature on June 22, 1918 was between 8.8 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- 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 1918: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
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- August 21 » World War I: The Second Battle of the Somme begins.
- September 28 » World War I: The Fifth Battle of Ypres begins.
- November 13 » World War I: Allied troops occupy Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
- November 25 » Vojvodina, formerly Austro-Hungarian crown land, proclaims its secession from Austria–Hungary to join the Kingdom of Serbia.
- November 27 » The Free Territory of Ukraine is established in Huliaipole.
Day of death July 18, 1931
- The temperature on July 18, 1931 was between 12.9 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
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