Family tree Klavers » Jantje Wiegers de Jong (1862-1937)
Personal data Jantje Wiegers de Jong
- She was born on August 13, 1862 in Tjalleberd, Aengwirden, Friesland.
- Birth registration on August 14, 1862.Source 1
- She died on January 14, 1937 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, she was 74 years old.
- Death registration on January 14, 1937.Source 2
- A child of Wieger (Wyger) Jochums de Jong and Geertje Kornelis ten Hoeve
- This information was last updated on June 8, 2014.
Household of Jantje Wiegers de Jong
She is married to Hendrik Ritskes.
They got married on May 1, 1886 at Leeuwarden, Friesland, she was 23 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Wieger Ritskes 1888-1892
- Berend Ritskes 1896-1897
- Joost Ritskes 1899-1945
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Historical events
Birthday August 13, 1862
- The temperature on August 13, 1862 was about 20.7 °C. The air pressure was 3.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. 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 March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1862: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 19 » American Civil War: Battle of Mill Springs: The Confederacy suffers its first significant defeat in the conflict.
- February 10 » American Civil War: A Union naval flotilla destroys the bulk of the Confederate Mosquito Fleet in the Battle of Elizabeth City on the Pasquotank River in North Carolina.
- March 7 » American Civil War: Union forces engage Confederate troops at the Pea Ridge in northwestern Arkansas.
- August 28 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Second Manassas. The battle ends on August 30.
- September 18 » The Confederate States celebrate for the first and only time a Thanksgiving Day.
- November 14 » American Civil War: President Abraham Lincoln approves General Ambrose Burnside's plan to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia, leading to the Battle of Fredericksburg.
Day of marriage May 1, 1886
- The temperature on May 1, 1886 was about 8.6 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 23 » Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of aluminium from the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall.
- March 27 » Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
- March 29 » John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta.
- July 4 » The Canadian Pacific Railway's first scheduled train from Montreal arrives in Port Moody on the Pacific coast, after six days of travel.
- August 31 » The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
- November 14 » Friedrich Soennecken first developed the hole puncher, a type of office tool capable of punching small holes in paper.
Day of death January 14, 1937
- The temperature on January 14, 1937 was between 1.8 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 6.5 mm of rain during 14.8 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
- March 18 » The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.
- July 2 » Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.
- July 8 » Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan sign the Treaty of Saadabad.
- August 24 » Spanish Civil War: the Basque Army surrenders to the Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie following the Santoña Agreement.
- August 28 » Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
- October 2 » Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of Haitians living in the northwestern region of the Dominican Republic.
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