Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Geert Smit (1896-????)
Personal data Geert Smit
- He was born on May 29, 1896 in Valthermond, Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Nederland.Source 1
- Profession: arbeider, veenarbeider, melkventer, autobusondernemer.
- Resident: Valthermond | 09-05-1900 Barger-Compascuum | Klazienaveen | Barger-Compascuum | 1928 Zwartemeer.
- A child of Jan Smit and Hinderkien - Hendrekien Mulder
- This information was last updated on December 2, 2023.
Household of Geert Smit
He is married to Hinderkien Hoven.
They got married on June 8, 1916 at Emmen, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland, he was 20 years old.Source 2
Child(ren):
- Jan Smit 1916-1917
- Henderika Smit 1919-
- Jan Smit 1921-1921
- Jan Smit 1922-
- Klaziena Smit 1924-
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Sources
https://www.wiewaswie.nl/nl/detail/14693469gemeente Odoorn
- https://www.drentsarchief.nl/onderzoeken/genealogie/bladeren-door-bronnen/registers/ gezinskaart 1918-1936
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Birthday May 29, 1896
- The temperature on May 29, 1896 was about 13.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 18 » An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
- March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 18 » Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field in Moscow during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II results in the deaths of 1,389 people.
- June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
- December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
Day of marriage June 8, 1916
- The temperature on June 8, 1916 was between 6.9 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 5.9 mm of rain. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (42%). 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 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
- February 3 » The Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada burns down with the loss of 7 lives.
- March 15 » United States President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the U.S.–Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa.
- May 6 » Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed and exiled to Réunion island.
- July 1 » World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded.
- October 7 » Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.
- November 18 » World War I: First Battle of the Somme: In France, British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off the battle which started on July 1, 1916.
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- 1899 » Douglas Abbott, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Defence († 1987)
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