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Personal data Cornelis Smits
- He was born on August 27, 1881 in Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Profession: mijnwerker.
- He died on November 29, 1954 in Breda, Gemeente Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 73 years old.
- Death registration.Source 1
- A child of Louis Smits and Maria Soeters
- This information was last updated on December 3, 2022.
Household of Cornelis Smits
He is married to Christina Schneider.
They got married on May 10, 1906 at Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, he was 24 years old.Source 2
Child(ren):
- Maria Smits 1906-1924
- Wilhelmus Smits 1914-
- Engelina Smits 1918-2000
- Cornelis Smits 1920-2001
- Adriana Smits 1923-1924
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Birthday August 27, 1881
- The temperature on August 27, 1881 was about 16.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 16 » The Canadian Pacific Railway is incorporated by Act of Parliament at Ottawa (44th Vic., c.1).
- April 11 » Spelman College is founded in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, an institute of higher education for African-American women.
- April 16 » In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.
- April 28 » Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
- September 19 » U.S. President James A. Garfield dies of wounds suffered in a July 2 shooting. Vice President Chester A. Arthur becomes President upon Garfield's death.
- September 20 » U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in, the morning after becoming President upon James A. Garfield's death.
Day of marriage May 10, 1906
- The temperature on May 10, 1906 was between 7.9 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 7.0 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1906: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
- February 11 » Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos.
- April 7 » The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.
- April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
- June 25 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
- August 5 » Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy.
- September 13 » The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.
Day of death November 29, 1954
- The temperature on November 29, 1954 was between 6.0 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (10%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
- January 10 » BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1, explodes and falls into the Tyrrhenian Sea killing 35 people.
- June 27 » The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.
- August 16 » The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.
- September 17 » The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is first published.
- October 15 » Hurricane Hazel devastates the eastern seaboard of North America, killing 95 and causing massive floods as far north as Toronto.
- November 12 » Ellis Island ceased operations.
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