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Personal data Johannes Antonius Smits
- He was born on August 16, 1849 in Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
- He was christened.
- Profession: Fabriekarbeider.
- Religion: Rooms Katholiek.
- He died on December 15, 1930 in Vught, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 81 years old.
- A child of Martinus Smits and Megchelina van Hoof
- This information was last updated on June 13, 2009.
Household of Johannes Antonius Smits
(1) He is married to Maria Kuijpers.
They got married
(2) He is married to Joanna Stiphout.
They got married on June 8, 1887 at Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 37 years old.
Huw. akte Helmond 1887 nr.34
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Historical events
Birthday August 16, 1849
- The temperature on August 16, 1849 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken. 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).
- From November 21, 1848 till November 1, 1849 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Kempenaer - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. J.M. de Kempenaer (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1849: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- February 9 » The new Roman Republic is declared.
- March 22 » The Austrians defeat the Piedmontese at the Battle of Novara.
- April 13 » Lajos Kossuth presents the Hungarian Declaration of Independence in a closed session of the National Assembly.
- April 14 » Hungary declares itself independent of Austria with Lajos Kossuth as its leader.
- April 25 » The Governor General of Canada, Lord Elgin, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and triggering the Montreal Riots.
- October 12 » The city of Manizales, Colombia, is founded by 'The Expedition of the 20'.
Day of marriage June 8, 1887
- The temperature on June 8, 1887 was about 15.7 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 8 » The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
- February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
- May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
- July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
- September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
- October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
Day of death December 15, 1930
- The temperature on December 15, 1930 was between -2.6 °C and 2.4 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1930: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
- January 30 » The Politburo of the Soviet Union orders the extermination of the Kulaks.
- February 18 » While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto.
- June 21 » One-year conscription comes into force in France.
- August 29 » The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland.
- September 8 » 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape.
- December 7 » W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts telecasts video from the CBS radio orchestra program, The Fox Trappers. The telecast also includes the first television commercial in the United States, an advertisement for I.J. Fox Furriers, who sponsored the radio show.
Same birth/death day
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- 1858 » Arthur Achleitner, German author († 1927)
- 1943 » Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1904)
- 1944 » Glenn Miller, American bandleader and composer (b. 1904)
- 1947 » Arthur Machen, Welsh journalist and author (b. 1863)
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- 1950 » Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India (b. 1875)
- 1958 » Wolfgang Pauli, Austrian-Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
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