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Personal data Gerardus "Gerrit" Broers Smeding 


Household of Gerardus "Gerrit" Broers Smeding

He is married to Jeltje Koopal.

They got married on May 8, 1915 at Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Broer Smeding  1915-2009
  2. Frederika Smeding  1917-1918
  3. (Not public)
  4. (Not public)
  5. (Not public)
  7. (Not public)
  8. Pieter Smeding  1924-1924
  11. (Not public)

The couple were divorced from June 27, 1929 at Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland.

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Birthday November 5, 1889

  • The temperature on November 5, 1889 was about 10.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 15 » The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.
    • January 30 » Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, is found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in the Mayerling.
    • May 11 » An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
    • November 2 » North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.
    • November 14 » Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.
    • November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.

Day of marriage May 8, 1915

  • The temperature on May 8, 1915 was between 8.3 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 9.3 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1915: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
    • January 18 » Japan issues the "Twenty-One Demands" to the Republic of China in a bid to increase its power in East Asia.
    • January 19 » Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.
    • May 6 » Babe Ruth, then a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, hits his first major league home run.
    • June 29 » The North Saskatchewan River flood of 1915 is the worst flood in Edmonton history.
    • July 7 » Colombo Town Guard officer Henry Pedris is executed in British Ceylon for allegedly inciting persecution of Muslims.
    • September 5 » The pacifist Zimmerwald Conference begins.

Day of death March 25, 1950

  • The temperature on March 25, 1950 was between 3.2 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
    • January 5 » In the Sverdlovsk air disaster, all 19 of those on board are killed, including almost the entire national ice hockey team (VVS Moscow) of the Soviet Air Force – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur.
    • May 9 » Robert Schuman presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, which according to him was indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the "Schuman Declaration", is considered by some people to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union.
    • May 19 » Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce.
    • June 28 » Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. The city falls later that day.
    • September 26 » Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.
    • November 19 » US General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Commander of NATO-Europe.


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