Family tree Menting » Derk Jan Smeitink (1868-1940)
Personal data Derk Jan Smeitink
- He was born on October 20, 1868 in Steenderen.Source 1
- Profession: Koopman.
- He died on April 27, 1940 in Apeldoorn, he was 71 years old.Source 2
Rika Lammersen
07-07-1929
Dirk Jan Smeitink
26-04-1940
Graf id-nummer: 749654
Begraafplaatsnr.: 448
(Plaats)aanduiding: 02/0921
Overledene (mannelijk)
Derk Jan Smeitink, 71 jaar oud, zonder beroep
Weduwnaar van Rika Lammersen - He is buried in Begraafplaats Soerenseweg Soerenseweg 71 7314 JE Apeldoorn.Source 3
- The birth parents are Derk Smeitink and Garritjen Donderwinkel
- This information was last updated on December 6, 2018.
Household of Derk Jan Smeitink
He is married to Rika Lammersen.
They got married on November 26, 1896 at Voorst, he was 28 years old.Source 4
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Derk Jan Smeitink
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Sources
Burgerlijke stand - Geboorte. Archieflocatie: Gelders Archief te Arnhem. Akteplaats: Steenderen. Archief: 207. Inventarisnummer: 3047, 21-10-1868. Aktenummer: 7.
Burgerlijke stand - Overlijden. Archieflocactie: Gelders Archief te Arnhem. Akteplaats: Apeldoorn. Archief: 207. Inventarisnummer: 9705, 29-04-1940. Aktenummer: 318.
https://www.online-begraafplaatsen.nl/zerken.asp?g=749654&utm_source=OpenArchieven&utm_medium=browser&utm_campaign=OpenData
Burgerlijke stand - Huwelijk. Archieflocactie: Gelders Archief te Arnhem. Akteplaats: Voorst. Archief: 207. Inventarisnummer: 2866, 26-11-1896. Aktenummer: 67.
Historical events
Birthday October 20, 1868
- The temperature on October 20, 1868 was about 10.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- 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 1868: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 27 » Boshin War: The Battle of Toba–Fushimi begins, between forces of the Tokugawa shogunate and pro-Imperial factions; it will end in defeat for the shogunate, and is a pivotal point in the Meiji Restoration.
- May 29 » Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated.
- October 7 » Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date.
- November 2 » Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally.
- November 4 » Camagüey, Cuba, revolts against Spain during the Ten Years' War.
- November 30 » A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården.
Day of marriage November 26, 1896
- The temperature on November 26, 1896 was about -1.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- June 4 » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
- July 28 » The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
- August 17 » Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.
- December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
- December 17 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Schenley Park Casino, which was the first multi-purpose arena with the technology to create an artificial ice surface in North America, is destroyed in a fire.
Day of death April 27, 1940
- The temperature on April 27, 1940 was between 10.3 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 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 28 » Basketball is televised for the first time (Fordham University vs. the University of Pittsburgh in Madison Square Garden).
- June 14 » Seven hundred twenty-eight Polish political prisoners from Tarnów become the first inmates of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
- July 2 » The SS Arandora Star is sunk by U-47 in the North Atlantic with the loss of over 800 lives, mostly civilians.
- August 31 » Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19 crashes near Lovettsville, Virginia. The CAB investigation of the accident is the first investigation to be conducted under the Bureau of Air Commerce act of 1938.
- September 9 » George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer.
- October 21 » The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published.
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