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He is married to Johanna Theodora Smith.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of James Arthur Smit

Willem Smit
????-1849
Anna Constantina Schrijn
1797-1863
Jan Smit
1836-1891

James Arthur Smit
1879-1942


Johanna Theodora Smith
1889-????


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    Historical events

    Birthday May 26, 1879

    • The temperature on May 26, 1879 was about 17.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 47%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • 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 1879: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • February 14 » The War of the Pacific breaks out when the Chilean Army occupies the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.
      • February 15 » Women's rights: US President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
      • March 23 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Topáter, the first battle of the war is fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru.
      • March 29 » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
      • April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
      • October 22 » Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasts 13​⁄2 hours before burning out).

    Day of death August 12, 1942

    • The temperature on August 12, 1942 was between 12.2 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 10.9 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
      • January 16 » Crash of TWA Flight 3, killing all 22 aboard, including film star Carole Lombard.
      • February 20 » Lieutenant Edward O'Hare becomes America's first World War II flying ace.
      • May 4 » World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea begins with an attack by aircraft from the United States aircraft carrier USSYorktown on Japanese naval forces at Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands. The Japanese forces had invaded Tulagi the day before.
      • August 13 » Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would house the "Development of Substitute Materials" project, better known as the Manhattan Project.
      • November 12 » World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal between Japanese and American forces begins near Guadalcanal. The battle lasts for three days and ends with an American victory.
      • December 22 » World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon.
    

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