Genealogy Pot en Smit » JAN FRANCOIS SMIT (1870-1943)
Personal data JAN FRANCOIS SMIT
- He was born on October 20, 1870 in KINDERDIJK (GEMEENTE NIEUW-LEKKERLAND).Source 1
- Profession: METAALWARENFABRIKANT (1900), KOOPMAN (1922), ZONDER BEROEP (1943).
- He died on December 31, 1943 in HEEMSTEDE, he was 73 years old.Source 2
Tijdstip: 12:45
- He is buried in WESTERVELD.
- A child of HENDRIK SMIT and JEANNETTE FRANÇOISE BECKMAN
- This information was last updated on January 19, 2014.
Household of JAN FRANCOIS SMIT
(1) He is married to JOHANNA RIJKÉE.
They got married on October 25, 1894 at ROTTERDAM, he was 24 years old.Source 3
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(2) He is married to BERTHA GEERTRUIDA KOSSTEDE.
They got married on January 31, 1922 at ZANDVOORT, he was 51 years old.Source 4
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Relationship JAN FRANCOIS SMIT
- JAN FRANCOIS SMIT is the 5th great grandson of JACUS SMIT:
Sources
- ARCHIEF GEMEENTE NIEUW-LEKKERLAND, akte 86
- ARCHIEF GEMEENTE HEEMSTEDE, akte 1944-1
- DIGITALE STAMBOOM ROTTERDAM, akte 1429
- ARCHIEF GEMEENTE ZANDVOORT, akte 6
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Birthday October 20, 1870
- The temperature on October 20, 1870 was about 8.3 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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 year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 10 » John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
- February 25 » Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress.
- February 28 » The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire.
- August 6 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Wörth results in a decisive Prussian victory.
- August 18 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.
- November 1 » In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.
Day of marriage January 31, 1922
- The temperature on January 31, 1922 was between 0.6 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
- January 28 » Knickerbocker Storm, Washington D.C.'s biggest snowfall, causes the city's greatest loss of life when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre collapses.
- April 3 » Joseph Stalin becomes the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
- July 20 » The League of Nations awards mandates of Togoland to France and Tanganyika to the United Kingdom.
- August 22 » Michael Collins, Commander-in-chief of the Irish Free State Army, is shot dead in an ambush during the Irish Civil War.
- November 4 » In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
- December 30 » The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed.
Day of death December 31, 1943
- The temperature on December 31, 1943 was between -0.6 °C and 3.3 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 6.2 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
- January 22 » World War II: Australian and American forces defeat Japanese army and navy units in the bitterly fought Battle of Buna–Gona.
- September 8 » World War II: United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower publicly announces the armistice with Italy.
- September 14 » World War II: The Wehrmacht starts a three-day retaliatory operation targeting several Greek villages in the region of Viannos, whose death toll would eventually exceed 500 persons.
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- December 4 » World War II: In Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Josip Broz Tito proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile.
- December 5 » World War II: Allied air forces begin attacking Germany's secret weapons bases in Operation Crossbow.
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