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Ancestors (and descendant) of Theodorus Wilhelmus Hendrikus Smits

Franciscus Smits
1884-1970
Anna Maria Geurts
1884-1955
Theodorus Franciscus van Ettro
1888-1944
Anna Maria Smits
1893-1974

Theodorus Wilhelmus Hendrikus Smits
1947-1967


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Historical events

Birthday October 6, 1947

  • The temperature on October 6, 1947 was between 3.8 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
    • February 21 » In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first "instant camera", the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America.
    • March 8 » Thirteen thousand troops of the Republic of China Army arrive in Taiwan after the February 28 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement.
    • September 15 » Typhoon Kathleen hit the Kantō region in Japan killing 1,077.
    • October 16 » The Philippines takes over the administration of the Turtle Islands and the Mangsee Islands from the United Kingdom.
    • November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
    • November 25 » Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.

Day of death July 16, 1967

  • The temperature on July 16, 1967 was between 10.2 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (8%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) 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 November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1967: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.5 million citizens.
    • April 4 » Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech in New York City's Riverside Church.
    • June 2 » Protests in West Berlin against the arrival of the Shah of Iran turn into riots, during which Benno Ohnesorg is killed by a police officer. His death results in the founding of the terrorist group Movement 2 June.
    • September 4 » Vietnam War: Operation Swift begins when U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley.
    • October 26 » Mohammad Reza Pahlavi crowns himself Emperor of Iran.
    • November 21 » Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland tells news reporters: "I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing."
    • December 20 » A Pennsylvania Railroad Budd Metroliner exceeds 155mph on their New York Division, also present day Amtrak's Northeast Corridor.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1946 » John Monie, Australian rugby league player and coach
  • 1946 » Lloyd Doggett, American lawyer and politician
  • 1946 » Millie Small, Jamaican singer-songwriter († 2020)
  • 1946 » Tony Greig, South African-English cricketer and sportscaster († 2012)
  • 1947 » Klaus Dibiasi, Italian diver
  • 1947 » Patxi Andión, Spanish singer-songwriter and actor († 2019)

Source: Wikipedia


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