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Personal data Machiel Wit 


Household of Machiel Wit

He is married to Neeltje Kouwenberg.

They got married on June 6, 1900 at Sint Maarten, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 21 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Simon Wit  1900-1982
  2. Pieter Wit  1903-1977 
  3. Neeltje Wit  1905-
  4. Jan Wit  1910- 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Machiel Wit

Jan Wit
1813-1888
Louris Snip
1816-1869
Simon Wit
1841-1922
Maartje Snip
1846-1928

Machiel Wit
1878-1960

1900
Simon Wit
1900-1982
Pieter Wit
1903-1977
Jan Wit
1910-

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    Historical events

    • The temperature on September 19, 1878 was about 14.5 °C. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • 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 1878: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • January 16 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Aleksandr Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
      • January 28 » Yale Daily News becomes the first independent daily college newspaper in the United States.
      • March 24 » The British frigate HMSEurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
      • July 13 » Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
      • November 17 » First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg.
      • December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.
    • The temperature on June 6, 1900 was about 14.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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.
      • January 6 » Second Boer War: Having already besieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders.
      • April 14 » The Exposition Universelle begins.
      • July 9 » The Federation of Australia is given royal assent.
      • July 9 » The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children.
      • 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 25 » The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
    • The temperature on July 21, 1960 was between 10.2 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
      • January 19 » Japan and the United States sign the US–Japan Mutual Security Treaty
      • March 4 » The French freighter La Coubre explodes in Havana, Cuba, killing 100.
      • July 21 » Sirimavo Bandaranaike is elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, becoming the world's first female head of government
      • August 7 » Ivory Coast becomes independent from France.
      • August 16 » Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico at 102,800 feet (31,300m), setting three records that held until 2012: High-altitude jump, free fall, and highest speed by a human without an aircraft.
      • November 14 » Ruby Bridges becomes the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana.
    

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    • 1966 » Philipp Frank, Austrian-American physicist, mathematician, and philosopher, Vienna Circle member (b. 1884)
    • 1967 » Albert Lutuli, South African academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)
    • 1967 » Basil Rathbone, South African-American actor and singer (b. 1892)
    • 1967 » Jimmie Foxx, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1907)
    • 1968 » Ruth St. Denis, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1878)

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