Family tree Dijkxhoorn » Leendert Smies (1841-1912)
Personal data Leendert Smies
- He was born on January 17, 1841 in Axel (Terneuzen), ZE, NLD.
- He died on February 9, 1912 in Sheboygan Falls (Sheboygan), WI, USA, he was 71 years old.
- A child of Cornelis Smies and Cornelia Suzanna van Dixhoorn
Household of Leendert Smies
He is married to Hebrina Anna Koster.
They got married on January 31, 1878 at Sint Jansteen, ZE, NLD, he was 37 years old.
Child(ren):
- Cornelia Smies 1879-????
- Levinus Smies 1880-????
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Historical events
Birthday January 17, 1841
- The temperature on January 17, 1841 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken mistig. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1841: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- January 20 » Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British.
- January 26 » James Bremer takes formal possession of Hong Kong Island at what is now Possession Point, establishing British Hong Kong.
- April 4 » William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia, becoming the first President of the United States to die in office, and setting the record for the briefest administration. Vice President John Tyler succeeds Harrison as President.
- June 28 » The Paris Opera Ballet premieres Giselle in the Salle Le Peletier.
- October 16 » Queen's University is founded in the Province of Canada.
- November 13 » James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism.
Day of marriage January 31, 1878
- The temperature on January 31, 1878 was about 1.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- March 24 » The British frigate HMSEurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
- May 14 » The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
- October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.
- November 17 » First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg.
- December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.
- December 31 » Karl Benz, working in Mannheim, Germany, filed for a patent on his first reliable two-stroke gas engine, and he was granted the patent in 1879.
Day of death February 9, 1912
- The temperature on February 9, 1912 was between 7.4 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
- April 10 » RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
- April 18 » The Cunard liner RMSCarpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic to New York City.
- May 13 » The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
- October 7 » The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction.
- October 17 » Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
- October 19 » Italo-Turkish War: Italy takes possession of what is now Libya from the Ottoman Empire.
Same birth/death day
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- 1834 » August Weismann, German biologist, zoologist, and geneticist († 1914)
- 1850 » Alexander Taneyev, Russian pianist and composer († 1918)
- 1850 » Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti, Brazilian cardinal († 1930)
- 1851 » A. B. Frost, American author and illustrator († 1928)
- 1852 » T. Alexander Harrison, American painter and academic († 1930)
- 1903 » Charles Gavan Duffy, Irish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Victoria (b. 1816)
- 1906 » Paul Laurence Dunbar, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1872)
- 1928 » William Gillies, Australian politician, 21st Premier of Queensland (b. 1868)
- 1930 » Richard With, Norwegian captain and businessman, founded Hurtigruten (b. 1846)
- 1932 » A.K. Golam Jilani, Bangladeshi soldier and activist (b. 1904)
- 1932 » Junnosuke Inoue, Japanese businessman and banker (b. 1869)
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The Family tree Dijkxhoorn publication was prepared by Jacob Dykxhoorn.
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Jacob Dykxhoorn, "Family tree Dijkxhoorn", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-dijkxhoorn/I035123.php : accessed June 16, 2024), "Leendert Smies (1841-1912)".