Family tree Weening » Willem Drent (1873-1944)
Personal data Willem Drent
- He was born on October 22, 1873 in Zevenhuizen, gem. Leek, Groningen, Nederland.Source 1
- He died on March 7, 1944 in Zevenhuizen, gem. Leek, Groningen, Nederland, he was 70 years old.Source 2
- A child of Ebel Drent and Hiltje Bos
- This information was last updated on April 12, 2023.
Household of Willem Drent
He is married to Albertje Kamminga.
They got married on December 28, 1907 at Leek (Gr), he was 34 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Hiltje Drent 1908-
- Fenje Drent 1910-1978
- Ebeltje Drent 1911-1912
- Grietje Drent 1916-1917
- Grietje Drent 1919-1919
- Willemina Drent 1922-2005
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Birthday October 22, 1873
- The temperature on October 22, 1873 was about 12.2 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 36 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 17 » A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War.
- March 1 » E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.
- April 1 » The White Star steamer RMSAtlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in one of the worst marine disasters of the 19th century.
- May 20 » Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.
- September 15 » Franco-Prussian War: The last Imperial German Army troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
- October 3 » Chief Kintpuash and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War of northern California.
Day of marriage December 28, 1907
- The temperature on December 28, 1907 was between -7.1 °C and -2.7 °C and averaged -4.6 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
- April 15 » Triangle Fraternity is founded at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
- July 29 » Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
- August 9 » The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
- October 9 » Las Cruces, New Mexico is incorporated.
- October 17 » Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.
- December 19 » Two hundred thirty-nine coal miners die in the Darr Mine Disaster in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania.
Day of death March 7, 1944
- The temperature on March 7, 1944 was between -2.6 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
- March 4 » World War II: After the success of Big Week, the USAAF begins a daylight bombing campaign of Berlin.
- April 10 » Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp.
- April 16 » World War II: Allied forces start bombing Belgrade, killing about 1,100 people. This bombing fell on the Orthodox Christian Easter.
- April 26 » Georgios Papandreou becomes head of the Greek government-in-exile based in Egypt.
- October 11 » The Tuvan People's Republic is annexed by the Soviet Union.
- December 17 » World War II: Battle of the Bulge: Malmedy massacre: American 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion POWs are shot by Waffen-SS Kampfgruppe Joachim Peiper.
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