Family tree Smith » Willie Schansman (1896-1978)
Personal data Willie Schansman
- He was born on December 25, 1896 in Sidoaradjo, Soerabaja.Source 1
- Profession: Stafemploye bij de Javaansche Bank, Djakarta.Source 2
- Fact: (POW) .
Landstorm sgtII, Landstorm III Malang
DoR Schansman, Kawistraat 41 MAlang - Resident: Salomba 15, Djakarta.Source 2
- He died on January 9, 1978 in Arnhem, he was 81 years old.
- A child of Johannes Izaak Schansman and Johanna Susanna Geertruida Smith
- This information was last updated on September 19, 2025.
Household of Willie Schansman
(1) He is married to Marie van Exter.
They got married on January 4, 1930 at Kediri Malang, he was 33 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
(2) He is married to Louise Kromhout.
Permission for the marriage was obtained December 12, 1925.Source 4
They got married on May 13, 1933 at Soerabaja, he was 36 years old.Source 3Timeline Willie Schansman
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Relationship Willie Schansman
- Willie Schansman is the 2nd great grandson of Johan Christoffel Smith:
Sources
RA1898/365
https://cbgverzamelingen.nl/zoeken?search=schansman&collection=Oost-Indische+bronnen
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Sumatrabode
Historical events
Birthday December 25, 1896
- The temperature on December 25, 1896 was about 0.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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.
- January 28 » Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8mph (13km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2mph (3.2km/h).
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 26 » Nicholas II becomes the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.
- June 4 » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
- November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
- 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 marriage May 13, 1933
- The temperature on May 13, 1933 was between 0.1 °C and 14.3 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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 Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
- February 28 » Gleichschaltung: The Reichstag Fire Decree is passed in Germany a day after the Reichstag fire.
- March 6 » Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "bank holiday", closing all U.S. banks and freezing all financial transactions.
- March 10 » The Long Beach earthquake affects the Greater Los Angeles Area leaving around 108 people dead.
- May 2 » Germany's independent labor unions are replaced by the German Labour Front.
- May 27 » The Walt Disney Company releases the cartoon Three Little Pigs, with its hit song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"
- September 8 » Ghazi bin Faisal became King of Iraq.
Day of death January 9, 1978
- The temperature on January 9, 1978 was between 1.1 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 5.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1978: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.9 million citizens.
- January 24 » Soviet satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
- March 5 » The Landsat 3 is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
- March 11 » Coastal Road massacre: At least 37 are killed and more than 70 are wounded when Fatah hijack an Israeli bus, prompting Israel's Operation Litani.
- March 22 » Karl Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope suspended between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- June 26 » Air Canada Flight 189, flying to Toronto, overruns the runway and crashes into the Etobicoke Creek ravine. Two of the 107 passengers on board perish.
- August 22 » The Sandinista National Liberation Front (FLSN) occupies national palace in Nicaragua.
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- 1975 » Pierre Fresnay, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1897)
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Bob Smith, "Family tree Smith", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-smith/I4183.php : accessed January 8, 2026), "Willie Schansman (1896-1978)".