Family tree Klavers » Jan Kiewiet (1855-1921)
Personal data Jan Kiewiet
- He was born on March 1, 1855 in Gieterveen, Gieten, Drenthe.
- Birth registration on March 2, 1855.Source 1
- He died on May 8, 1921 in Wildervank, Groningen, he was 66 years old.
- Death registration on May 10, 1921.Source 2
- A child of Jan Kiewiet and Eefke Orsel
- This information was last updated on February 28, 2018.
Household of Jan Kiewiet
He is married to Trijntje Bloem.
They got married on March 29, 1879 at Gieten, Drenthe, he was 24 years old.Source 3
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Notes about Jan Kiewiet
Beroep: 1879-1880 arbeider; 1903 visser.
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Historical events
Birthday March 1, 1855
- The temperature on March 1, 1855 was about 3.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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).
- From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- In the year 1855: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- January 28 » A locomotive on the Panama Canal Railway runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean for the first time.
- February 11 » Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia.
- July 1 » Signing of the Quinault Treaty: The Quinault and the Quileute cede their land to the United States.
- July 4 » The first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems, Leaves of Grass, is published In Brooklyn.
- September 3 » American Indian Wars: In Nebraska, 700 soldiers under United States General William S. Harney avenge the Grattan massacre by attacking a Sioux village and killing 100 men, women and children.
- November 16 » David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia-Zimbabwe.
Day of marriage March 29, 1879
- The temperature on March 29, 1879 was about 8.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 22 » The Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War results in a British defeat.
- January 23 » Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift ends.
- January 25 » The Bulgarian National Bank is founded.
- February 14 » The War of the Pacific breaks out when the Chilean Army occupies the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.
- September 18 » The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
- December 31 » Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
Day of death May 8, 1921
- The temperature on May 8, 1921 was between 9.0 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 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 1921: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
- March 19 » Irish War of Independence: One of the biggest engagements of the war takes place at Crossbarry, County Cork. About 100 Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteers escape an attempt by over 1,300 British forces to encircle them.
- March 21 » The New Economic Policy is implemented by the Bolshevik Party in response to the economic failure as a result of war communism.
- March 31 » The Royal Australian Air Force is formed.
- September 8 » Margaret Gorman, a 16-year-old, wins the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed her the first Miss America.
- September 21 » A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500–600 people.
- November 11 » The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by US President Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery.
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