Family tree Wit en andere families West-Friesland » Cornelis Wit (1877-1953)
Personal data Cornelis Wit
- He was born on July 12, 1877 in Nieuwe Niedorp, Noord-Holland, Nederland.
- He died on July 30, 1953 in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 76 years old.
- A child of Klaas Wit and Trijntje Bier
- This information was last updated on February 5, 2006.
Household of Cornelis Wit
He is married to Neeltje Man.
They got married on April 27, 1899 at Hoogwoud, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 21 years old.
Child(ren):
- Dieuwertje Wit 1899-1939
- Aafje Wit 1902-
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Relationship Cornelis Wit
- Cornelis Wit is the 6th great grandson of Meijndert Wit:
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Historical events
Birthday July 12, 1877
- The temperature on July 12, 1877 was about 15.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 1 » Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Empress of India.
- April 24 » Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.
- June 17 » American Indian Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon: The Nez Perce defeat the U.S. Cavalry at White Bird Canyon in the Idaho Territory.
- July 10 » The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.
- July 14 » The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began in Martinsburg, West Virginia, when wages of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers were cut for the third time in a year. The strike was ended on Sept 4 by local and state militias, and federal troops.
- December 6 » The first edition of The Washington Post is published.
Day of marriage April 27, 1899
- The temperature on April 27, 1899 was about 9.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
- February 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
- February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
- July 11 » Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy.
- September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
- October 11 » The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State.
Day of death July 30, 1953
- The temperature on July 30, 1953 was between 10.6 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
- January 3 » Frances P. Bolton and her son, Oliver from Ohio, become the first mother and son to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Congress.
- January 5 » The play Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett receives its première in Paris.
- January 19 » Almost 72 percent of all television sets in the United States are tuned into I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth.
- April 25 » Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid" describing the double helix structure of DNA.
- April 27 » Operation Moolah offers $50,000 to any pilot who defected with a fully mission-capable Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 to South Korea. The first pilot was to receive $100,000.
- October 1 » A Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea is concluded in Washington, D.C.
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