Family tree familie Westgeest » Willem Smit (1861-1913)

Personal data Willem Smit 


Household of Willem Smit

He is married to Alida Kuijer.

They got married on June 4, 1889 at Laren, he was 28 years old.


Child(ren):

  3. Cornelia Alida Smit  1893-1980
  4. Antonius Otto Smit  1896-1979
  5. Johanna Jacoba Smit  1897-1981
  7. Klasina Johanna Smit  1900-1930 
  10. Cornelia Gerarda Smit  1905-1989 
  11. Alida Cornelia Smit  1907-1993 

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Birthday May 24, 1861

  • The temperature on May 24, 1861 was about 15.8 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. 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 February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 9 » American Civil War: "Star of the West" incident occurs near Charleston, South Carolina.
    • March 11 » American Civil War: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted.
    • March 30 » Discovery of the chemical elements: Sir William Crookes announces his discovery of thallium.
    • April 6 » First performance of Arthur Sullivan's debut success, his suite of incidental music for The Tempest, leading to a career that included the famous Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
    • October 25 » The Toronto Stock Exchange is created.
    • December 9 » American Civil War: The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War is established by the U.S. Congress.

Day of marriage June 4, 1889

  • The temperature on June 4, 1889 was about 21.0 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 9 » US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
    • March 23 » The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
    • May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
    • June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
    • November 2 » North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.
    • November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.

Day of death April 3, 1913

  • The temperature on April 3, 1913 was between 2.6 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
    • March 4 » First Balkan War: The Greek army engages the Turks at Bizani, resulting in victory two days later.
    • March 12 » The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra.
    • May 29 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot.
    • July 12 » Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.
    • September 23 » Roland Garros of France becomes the first to fly in an airplane across the Mediterranean (from St. Raphael in France to Bizerte, Tunisia).
    • December 23 » The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System.


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