Genealogy Harssema » Lt.-Col. Hon. David John SMITH (1907-1976)

Personal data Lt.-Col. Hon. David John SMITH 


Household of Lt.-Col. Hon. David John SMITH

He is married to Helen PLEYDELL-BOUVERIE.

They got married on July 22, 1931, he was 24 years old.


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Notes about Lt.-Col. Hon. David John SMITH

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Historical events

Birthday May 20, 1907

  • The temperature on May 20, 1907 was between 2.4 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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.
    • February 5 » Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
    • September 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
    • November 9 » The Cullinan Diamond is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.
    • 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 21 » The Chilean Army commits a massacre of at least 2,000 striking saltpeter miners in Iquique, Chile.

Day of marriage July 22, 1931

  • The temperature on July 22, 1931 was between 8.9 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
    • February 3 » The Hawke's Bay earthquake, New Zealand's worst natural disaster, kills 258.
    • March 14 » Alam Ara, India's first talking film, is released.
    • March 26 » Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in Vietnam.
    • May 14 » Five unarmed civilians are killed in the Ådalen shootings, as the Swedish military is called in to deal with protesting workers.
    • June 23 » Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane.
    • November 22 » Al-Mina'a SC is founded in Iraq.

Day of death November 25, 1976

  • The temperature on November 25, 1976 was between 5.4 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1976: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
    • January 21 » Commercial service of Concorde begins with the London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio routes.
    • April 2 » Prince Norodom Sihanouk resigns as leader of Cambodia and is placed under house arrest.
    • June 29 » The Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom.
    • October 6 » Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 is destroyed by two bombs, placed on board by an anti-Castro militant group.
    • October 20 » The ferry George Prince is struck by a ship while crossing the Mississippi River. Seventy-eight passengers and crew die, and only 18 people aboard the ferry survive.
    • November 24 » The Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake in eastern Turkey kills between 4,000 and 5,000 people.


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