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.
- January 5 » The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses.
- May 15 » During a poker game at the Gaiety Theatre in Galesburg, Illinois, comedian Art Fisher nicknames Chicko, Harpo, Groucho, and Gummo Marx.
- 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 » The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SSAncon.
- August 15 » World War I: Beginning of the Battle of Cer, the first Allied victory of World War I.
- November 5 » World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.
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.
- March 28 » An earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killing 1,086 and injuring 1,260.
- July 31 » Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy.
- September 7 » Bill Shoemaker beats Johnny Longden's record to become the winningest jockey in horse racing history at Del Mar racetrack
- October 5 » The British Trade Commissioner is kidnapped by members of the FLQ, triggering the October Crisis in Canada.
- October 16 » Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invokes the War Measures Act during the October Crisis.
- November 21 » Vietnam War: Operation Ivory Coast: A joint United States Air Force and Army team raids the Sơn Tây prisoner-of-war camp in an attempt to free American prisoners of war thought to be held there.
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.
- March 4 » Nationalist leader Robert Mugabe wins a sweeping election victory to become Zimbabwe's first black prime minister.
- April 12 » Transbrasil Flight 303, a Boeing 727, crashes on approach to Hercílio Luz International Airport, in Florianópolis, Brazil. Fifty-five out of the 58 people on board are killed.
- May 9 » In Florida, Liberian freighter MVSummit Venture collides with the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, making a 1,400-ft. section of the southbound span collapse. Thirty-five people in six cars and a Greyhound bus fall 150ft. into the water and die.
- May 17 » On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town in Ayacucho), starting the Internal conflict in Peru.
- October 17 » As part of the Holy See–United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican.
- December 11 » The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund) is enacted by the U.S. Congress.
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- 1978 » Charles Boyer, French-American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1899)
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- 1980 » Rosa Albach-Retty, German-Austrian actress (b. 1874)
- 1980 » Tex Avery, American animator, director, and voice actor (b. 1908)
- 1981 » Lee Hays, American singer-songwriter (b. 1914)
- 1981 » Roger Nash Baldwin, American trade union leader, co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union (b. 1884)
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