Database Van Broekhoven » Martinus Smits (1871-1937)
Personal data Martinus Smits
- He was born on December 12, 1871 in Best, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
- He died on January 30, 1937 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 65 years old.
- A child of Gerardus Smits and Joanna Bogers
- This information was last updated on October 24, 2025.
Household of Martinus Smits
(1) He is married to Johanna Venmans.
They got married on May 8, 1903 at Liempde, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 31 years old.Source 1
(2) He is married to Johanna van den Biggelaar.
They got married on January 29, 1915 at Liempde, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 43 years old.Source 2
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Historical events
Birthday December 12, 1871
- The temperature on December 12, 1871 was about 0.5 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 3 » In the Battle of Bapaume, an engagement in the Franco-Prussian War, General Louis Faidherbe's forces bring about a Prussian retreat.
- January 28 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice.
- May 28 » The Paris Commune falls after two months.
- June 10 » Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 US Marines in a naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea.
- September 28 » The Brazilian Parliament passes a law that frees all children thereafter born to slaves, and all government-owned slaves.
- October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.
Day of marriage January 29, 1915
- The temperature on January 29, 1915 was between -4.4 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged -0.1 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1915: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
- January 21 » Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit.
- January 31 » World War I: Germany is the first to make large-scale use of poison gas in warfare in the Battle of Bolimów against Russia.
- March 26 » The Vancouver Millionaires win the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.
- May 23 » World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London.
- September 12 » French soldiers rescue over 4,000 Armenian Genocide survivors stranded on Musa Dagh.
- September 25 » World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.
Day of death January 30, 1937
- The temperature on January 30, 1937 was between -7.4 °C and 2.5 °C and averaged -3.4 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 9.2 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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.
- January 15 » Spanish Civil War: Nationalists and Republican both withdraw after suffering heavy losses, ending the Second Battle of the Corunna Road.
- February 21 » The League of Nations bans foreign national "volunteers" in the Spanish Civil War.
- March 21 » Ponce massacre: Nineteen people in Ponce, Puerto Rico are gunned down by police acting on orders of the US-appointed Governor, Blanton C. Winship.
- May 6 » Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.
- July 26 » Spanish Civil War: End of the Battle of Brunete with the Nationalist victory.
- November 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Army withdraws from the Battle of Shanghai.
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- 1870 » Walter Benona Sharp, American businessman, co-founded Hughes Tool Company († 1912)
- 1876 » Alvin Kraenzlein, American hurdler and runner († 1928)
- 1881 » Louise Thuliez, French school teacher, resistance fighter during World War I and World War II and author († 1966)
- 1889 » Robert Browning, English poet and playwright (b. 1812)
- 1926 » Barbara La Marr, American actress (b. 1896)
- 1928 » Johannes Fibiger, Danish physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
- 1929 » La Goulue, French model and dancer (b. 1866)
- 1934 » Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher, founded the Doubleday Publishing Company (b. 1862)
- 1947 » Frederick Blackman, English botanist and physiologist (b. 1866)
- 1948 » Arthur Coningham, Australian air marshal (b. 1895)
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