Family tree Weening » Jantje Wit (1864-1930)
Personal data Jantje Wit
- She was born on February 17, 1864 in Uithuizermeeden (Gr).Source 1
- Profession: boerenmeid.
- She died on September 3, 1930 in Roodeschool, gem. Uithuizermeeden (Gr), she was 66 years old.Source 2
- This information was last updated on April 2, 2023.
Household of Jantje Wit
She is married to Douwe Sints Ophuis.
They got married on November 20, 1896 at Uithuizermeeden (Gr), she was 32 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Grietje Ophuis 1897-1984
- Jan Ophuis 1899-1970
- Evert Ophuis 1901-1973
- Frederik Ophuis 1904-1973
- Klaaske Ophuis 1906-
- Johanna Ophuis 1908-2004
Ancestors (and descendant) of Jantje Wit
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Birthday February 17, 1864
- The temperature on February 17, 1864 was about 1.6 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 1864: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- May 21 » The Ionian Islands reunite with Greece.
- May 26 » Montana is organized as a United States territory.
- June 15 » American Civil War: The Second Battle of Petersburg begins.
- July 30 » American Civil War: Battle of the Crater: Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia by exploding a large bomb under their trenches.
- November 11 » American Civil War: General William Tecumseh Sherman begins burning Atlanta to the ground in preparation for his march to the sea.
- December 8 » Pope Pius IX promulgates the encyclical Quanta cura and its appendix, the Syllabus of Errors, outlining the authority of the Catholic Church and condemning various liberal ideas.
Day of marriage November 20, 1896
- The temperature on November 20, 1896 was about 2.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
- June 4 » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
- June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
- September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
- November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
Day of death September 3, 1930
- The temperature on September 3, 1930 was between 5.8 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.3 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 1930: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
- March 12 » Mahatma Gandhi begins the Salt March, a 200-mile march to the sea to protest the British monopoly on salt in India.
- March 13 » The news of the discovery of Pluto is announced by Lowell Observatory.
- April 18 » The British Broadcasting Corporation announced that "there is no news" in their evening report.
- May 24 » Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Northern Territory, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight).
- July 30 » In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup.
- August 16 » The first color sound cartoon, Fiddlesticks, is released by Ub Iwerks.
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