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Ancestors (and descendant) of Maria Catharina Smits

Hendricus Smits
1855-1945
Maria Catharina de Bruin
1848-1925
Gerrit Hendrik Vermeulen
1858-1950
Sijgje Boerman
1857-1939

Maria Catharina Smits
1907-1939


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Historical events

Birthday October 12, 1907

  • The temperature on October 12, 1907 was between 5.8 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (69%). 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • October 17 » Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.
    • October 22 » A run on the stock of the Knickerbocker Trust Company sets events in motion that will spark the Panic of 1907.
    • November 7 » Jesús García saves the entire town of Nacozari de García by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometers (3.7 miles) away before it can explode.
    • December 8 » King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
    • December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
    • December 16 » The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world.

Day of death October 14, 1939

  • The temperature on October 14, 1939 was between 8.4 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 16.0 mm of rain during 9.0 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
    • August 2 » Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon.
    • September 4 » World War II: William J. Murphy commands the first Royal Air Force attack on Germany.
    • September 17 » World War II: The Soviet invasion of Poland begins.
    • September 21 » Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by the Iron Guard.
    • November 26 » Shelling of Mainila: The Soviet Army orchestrates an incident which is used to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later.
    • December 27 » The 7.8 Mw  Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1904 » Lester Dent, American journalist and author († 1959)
  • 1906 » Joe Cronin, American baseball player and manager († 1984)
  • 1906 » John Murray, American playwright and producer († 1984)
  • 1906 » Piero Taruffi, Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer († 1988)
  • 1908 » Ann Petry, American novelist († 1997)
  • 1908 » Paul Engle, American novelist, poet, playwright, and critic († 1991)

Source: Wikipedia


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