Family tree Wit en andere families West-Friesland » Pieter Wit (1842-1918)
Personal data Pieter Wit
- He was born on March 15, 1842 in Winkel, Noord-Holland, Nederland.
- He died on December 7, 1918 in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 76 years old.
- A child of Dirk Wit and Elisabeth Bakker
- This information was last updated on February 5, 2006.
Household of Pieter Wit
(1) He is married to Trijntje Groet.
They got married on May 26, 1900 at Zijpe, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 58 years old.
(2) He is married to Elisabeth Nobel.
They got married at Koedijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland.
Child(ren):
- Pieter Wit 1867-????
- Trijntje Wit 1868-????
- Elisabeth Wit 1871-????
- Cornelia Wit 1873-????
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Relationship Pieter Wit
- Pieter Wit is the 5th great grandson of Meijndert Wit:
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Historical events
Birthday March 15, 1842
- The temperature on March 15, 1842 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: regen betrokken. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1842: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- January 13 » Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
- February 7 » Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.
- March 30 » Ether anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long.
- May 8 » A train derails and catches fire in Paris, killing between 52 and 200 people.
- August 14 » American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma.
- November 26 » The University of Notre Dame is founded.
Day of marriage May 26, 1900
- The temperature on May 26, 1900 was about 11.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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 1900: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 6 » The Permanent Court of Arbitration, an international arbitration court at The Hague, is created when the Senate of the Netherlands ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree.
- April 15 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines.
- June 18 » Empress Dowager Cixi of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.
- August 14 » The Eight-Nation Alliance occupies Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the bloody Boxer Rebellion in China.
- August 16 » The Battle of Elands River during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by the British. The battle had begun when a force of between 2,000 and 3,000 Boers had surrounded a force of 500 Australians, Rhodesians, Canadians and British soldiers at a supply dump at Brakfontein Drift.
- October 19 » Max Planck discovers Planck's law of black-body radiation.
Day of death December 7, 1918
- The temperature on December 7, 1918 was between 5.7 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- August 2 » The first general strike in Canadian history takes place in Vancouver.
- October 26 » Erich Ludendorff, quartermaster-general of the Imperial German Army, is dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II for refusing to cooperate in peace negotiations.
- November 25 » Vojvodina, formerly Austro-Hungarian crown land, proclaims its secession from Austria–Hungary to join the Kingdom of Serbia.
- November 26 » The Montenegran Podgorica Assembly votes for a "union of the people", declaring assimilation into the Kingdom of Serbia.
- November 27 » The Free Territory of Ukraine is established in Huliaipole.
- December 27 » The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins.
Same birth/death day
- 1835 » Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer and conductor († 1916)
- 1835 » John Henry Kagi, American lawyer and activist († 1859)
- 1838 » Karl Davydov, Russian cellist, composer, and conductor († 1889)
- 1851 » John Sebastian Little, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Arkansas († 1916)
- 1851 » William Mitchell Ramsay, Scottish archaeologist and scholar († 1939)
- 1852 » Augusta, Lady Gregory, Anglo-Irish landowner, playwright, and translator († 1932)
- 1899 » Juan Luna, Filipino painter and sculptor (b. 1857)
- 1902 » Thomas Nast, German-American cartoonist (b. 1840)
- 1906 » Élie Ducommun, Swiss journalist and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1833)
- 1913 » Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Italian cardinal (b. 1828)
- 1917 » Ludwig Minkus, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1826)
- 1918 » Frank Wilson, English-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1859)
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