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Personal data Harm Smedes 


Household of Harm Smedes

He is married to Stijntje Sibma.

They got married on May 9, 1914 at Smallingerland (Fr), he was 33 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  2. Pieter Smedes  1916-1917
  3. Pieter Jacob Smedes  1918-1918
  4. Uiltje Smedes  1919-

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1880, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1946, Leeuwarden
  3. Huwelijksregister 1914, Smallingerland

Historical events

Birthday October 24, 1880

  • The temperature on October 24, 1880 was about 4.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 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 1880: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 27 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.
    • May 13 » In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.
    • June 7 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).
    • August 14 » Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
    • September 1 » The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
    • December 16 » Outbreak of the First Boer War between the Boer South African Republic and the British Empire.

Day of marriage May 9, 1914

  • The temperature on May 9, 1914 was between 5.0 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • August 4 » In response to the German invasion of Belgium, Belgium and the British Empire declare war on Germany. The United States declares its neutrality.
    • August 23 » World War I: The British Expeditionary Force and the French Fifth Army begin their Great Retreat before the German Army.
    • August 25 » World War I: The library of the Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately destroyed by the German Army. Hundreds of thousands of irreplaceable volumes and Gothic and Renaissance manuscripts are lost.
    • August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
    • August 28 » World War I: German troops take the city of Namur in Belgium.
    • September 13 » World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France.

Day of death April 23, 1946

  • The temperature on April 23, 1946 was between -2.3 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 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)
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
    • February 22 » The "Long Telegram", proposing how the United States should deal with the Soviet Union, arrives from the US embassy in Moscow.
    • April 5 » A Fleet Air Arm Vickers Wellington crashes into a residential area in Rabat, Malta during a training exercise, killing all 4 crew members and 16 civilians on the ground.
    • April 29 » The International Military Tribunal for the Far East convenes and indicts former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders for war crimes.
    • July 4 » After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule by various powers, the Philippines attains full independence from the United States.
    • July 26 » Aloha Airlines begins service from Honolulu International Airport.
    • September 2 » The Interim Government of India is formed, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru as Vice President with the powers of a Prime Minister.


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