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Ancestors (and descendant) of Richard Root Smith

James Allwood Smith
1806-1882
Mary Morgan
1808-1897

Richard Root Smith
1869-1940


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    Historical events

    Birthday December 10, 1869

    • The temperature on December 10, 1869 was about 4.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 1869: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • August 29 » The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens, making it the world's first mountain-climbing rack railway.
      • October 5 » The Hennepin Island tunnel collapses during construction, nearly destroying St. Anthony Falls.
      • October 16 » The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous American hoaxes, is "discovered".
      • November 11 » The Victorian Aboriginal Protection Act is enacted in Australia, giving the government control of indigenous people's wages, their terms of employment, where they could live, and of their children, effectively leading to the Stolen Generations.
      • November 17 » In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.
      • December 7 » American outlaw Jesse James commits his first confirmed bank robbery in Gallatin, Missouri.

    Day of death May 7, 1940

    • The temperature on May 7, 1940 was between 6.7 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). 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 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
      • February 27 » Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14.
      • June 10 » World War II: Military resistance to the German occupation of Norway ends.
      • June 16 » A Communist government is installed in Lithuania.
      • September 29 » Two Avro Ansons collide in mid-air over New South Wales, Australia, remain locked together, then land safely.
      • November 23 » World War II: Romania becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.
      • December 29 » World War II: In the Second Great Fire of London, the Luftwaffe fire-bombs London, England, killing almost 200 civilians.
    

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