Stamboom Lemoine/Post/Breg/Kensen » Pieter Smit (1902-1968)
Personal data Pieter Smit
- The name is of type 'name given at or near birth'
- He was born on February 16, 1902 in Terschelling, Friesland.
- He died on June 27, 1968 in Vlieland, Friesland, he was 66 years old.
- The birth parents are Hendrik Smit and Eegje de Breed
- This information was last updated on June 10, 2024.
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Birthday February 16, 1902
- The temperature on February 16, 1902 was between -11.8 °C and -0.3 °C and averaged -6.7 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (99%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
- January 30 » The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London.
- March 7 » Second Boer War: Boers, led by Koos de la Rey, inflict the biggest defeat upon the British since the beginning of the war, at Tweebosch.
- August 22 » Cadillac Motor Company is founded.
- October 24 » Guatemala's Santa María Volcano begins to erupt, becoming the third-largest eruption of the 20th century.
- November 29 » The Pittsburgh Stars defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 11–0 to win the first championship associated with an American national professional football league.
- December 28 » The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.
Day of death June 27, 1968
- The temperature on June 27, 1968 was between 13.1 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 11.6 mm of rain during 8.6 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
- March 18 » Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.
- April 6 » Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins the Liberal Leadership Election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon after.
- May 25 » The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, is dedicated.
- June 30 » Pope Paul VI issues the Credo of the People of God.
- July 26 » Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Trương Đình Dzu is sentenced to five years hard labor for advocating the formation of a coalition government as a way to move toward an end to the war.
- October 16 » Yasunari Kawabata becomes the first Japanese person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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- 1957 » Hermann Buhl, Austrian soldier and mountaineer (b. 1924)
- 1960 » Lottie Dod, English tennis player, golfer, and archer (b. 1871)
- 1962 » Paul Viiding, Estonian author, poet, and critic (b. 1904)
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- 1970 » Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler and scholar (b. 1902)
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The Stamboom Lemoine/Post/Breg/Kensen publication was prepared by E. Lemoine.
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E. Lemoine, "Stamboom Lemoine/Post/Breg/Kensen", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-post/I0264.php : accessed February 22, 2026), "Pieter Smit (1902-1968)".
E. Lemoine, "Stamboom Lemoine/Post/Breg/Kensen", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-post/I0264.php : accessed February 22, 2026), "Pieter Smit (1902-1968)".