Family tree Wit en andere families West-Friesland » Jan Wit (1914-1980)
Personal data Jan Wit
- He was born on July 7, 1914 in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland.
- Occupations:
- theoloog en dichter.
- Theoloog.
- Dichter.
- He died on August 26, 1980 in Groningen, Groningen, Nederland, he was 66 years old.
- A child of Cornelis Wit and Lijntje Geertruida Kommerina de Baan
- This information was last updated on December 22, 2007.
Household of Jan Wit
(1) He is married to Johanna Post.
They got married on January 10, 1949 at Naarden, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 34 years old.
Hans Wit ProGen gegevens (28-12-2005)
Child(ren):
- Marc Wit 1949-1984
- Mirjam Wit 1951-2011
(2) He is married to Johanna Cornelia Ribbers.
They got married on June 19, 1970 at Oosterbeek, Renkum, Gelderland, Nederland, he was 55 years old.
Hans Wit ProGen gegevens (28-12-2005)
Notes about Jan Wit
Ter gelegenheid van de vijftigste verjaardag van Jan Wit schreven een aantal goede vrienden voor hem een "Witboek voor een vijftiger". Een van de medewerkers Ted Logeman, schreef er een aantal limmericks in:
Nadat op een bruiloft te Rhenen, Jan Wit aan de dis was verschenen
Heeft niemand der gasten meer toe kunnen tasten
Hij gaat niet graag lediglijk henen.
Ik ben, sprak een koster te Ede, overtuigd van de kracht der gebeden,
Vooral van Jan Wit, Wanneer die man bidt
Dan komt hier de kalk naar beneden.
Jan Wit (226-VIII) werd blind geboren, maar gezien zijn werk was dit geen probleem.
Overlijdensbericht AD 28-08-1980:
Ds. Jan Wit overleden
De theoloog en dichter dr. Jan Wit is op 66-jarige leeflijd in Groningen overleden.
Hij verwierf faam door zijn aandeel in de totstandkoming van het Liedboek voor de kerken.
Zo heeft hij veel psalmen op rijm gezet en veel gezangen geschreven, vertaald en herdicht.
Als hymnoloog was hij sinds 1971 verbonden aan de Rijksuniversiteit van Groningen.
Van 1948 tot 1967 was Wit predikant in Nijmegen.
In de jaren vijftig ontwikkelde hij grote activiteit op het gebied van het lekespel,
deed radiowerk en hield lezingen.
In 1969 werd hem het eredoctoraat in de theologie verleend door de Rijksuniversiteit van Groningen.
Timeline Jan Wit
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Relationship Jan Wit
- Jan Wit is the 7th great grandson of Meijndert Wit:
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Historical events
Birthday July 7, 1914
- The temperature on July 7, 1914 was between 8.0 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak 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 year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
- April 9 » Mexican Revolution: One of the world's first naval/air skirmishes takes place off the coast of western Mexico.
- August 2 » The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
- August 5 » World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SSPfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War.
- August 15 » World War I: The First Russian Army, led by Paul von Rennenkampf, enters East Prussia.
- August 21 » World War I: The Battle of Charleroi, a successful German attack across the River Sambre that pre-empted a French offensive in the same area.
- November 16 » The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.
Day of marriage June 19, 1970
- The temperature on June 19, 1970 was between 12.8 °C and 27.4 °C and averaged 20.3 °C. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (58%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1970: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.0 million citizens.
- January 12 » Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
- January 15 » Muammar Gaddafi is proclaimed premier of Libya.
- March 28 » An earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killing 1,086 and injuring 1,260.
- April 8 » Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed.
- August 7 » California judge Harold Haley is taken hostage in his courtroom and killed during an effort to free George Jackson from police custody.
- November 25 » In Japan, author Yukio Mishima and one compatriot commit ritualistic seppuku after an unsuccessful coup attempt.
Day of death August 26, 1980
- The temperature on August 26, 1980 was between 8.2 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 12.2 hours of sunshine (87%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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)
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1980: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 14.1 million citizens.
- January 27 » Through cooperation between the U.S. and Canadian governments, six American diplomats secretly escape hostilities in Iran in the culmination of the Canadian Caper.
- June 3 » An explosive device is detonated at the Statue of Liberty. The FBI suspects Croatian nationalists.
- August 19 » Saudia Flight 163, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar burns after making an emergency landing at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing 301 people.
- August 25 » Zimbabwe joins the United Nations.
- December 1 » Ecatepec, State of Mexico, Mexico, becomes a city.
- December 24 » Witnesses report the first of several sightings of unexplained lights near RAF Woodbridge, in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, an incident called "Britain's Roswell".
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