Family tree Wit en andere families West-Friesland » Pieter Wit (1899-1976)
Personal data Pieter Wit
- He was born on June 24, 1899 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland.
- Profession: Dirigent.
- He died on February 28, 1976 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 76 years old.
- A child of Pieter Wit and Trijntje Koppenol
- This information was last updated on January 28, 2018.
Household of Pieter Wit
He is married to Willemijntje Paape.
They got married on June 6, 1934 at Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 34 years old.
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Relationship Pieter Wit
- Pieter Wit is the 7th great grandson of Meijndert Wit:
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Historical events
Birthday June 24, 1899
- The temperature on June 24, 1899 was about 15.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 19 » Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed.
- February 2 » The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
- February 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
- July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
- November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.
- November 29 » FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish football's most iconic and strongest teams.
Day of marriage June 6, 1934
- The temperature on June 6, 1934 was between 5.7 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 6.6 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1934: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
- February 21 » Augusto Sandino is executed.
- May 28 » Near Callander, Ontario, Canada, the Dionne quintuplets are born to Oliva and Elzire Dionne; they will be the first quintuplets to survive infancy.
- August 2 » Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.
- August 19 » The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.
- September 22 » The Gresford disaster in Wales kills 266 miners and rescuers.
- December 11 » Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, takes his last drink and enters treatment for the final time.
Day of death February 28, 1976
- The temperature on February 28, 1976 was between 1.5 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (76%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1976: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
- April 13 » The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.
- July 4 » The U.S. celebrates its Bicentennial.
- July 22 » Japan completes its last reparation to the Philippines for war crimes committed during imperial Japan's conquest of the country in the Second World War.
- September 3 » Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars.
- October 11 » George Washington is posthumously promoted to the grade of General of the Armies.
- October 20 » The ferry George Prince is struck by a ship while crossing the Mississippi River. Seventy-eight passengers and crew die, and only 18 people aboard the ferry survive.
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Ben Wit, "Family tree Wit en andere families West-Friesland", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-wit/I1248.php : accessed January 9, 2026), "Pieter Wit (1899-1976)".