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Personal data Folkert Smit 


Household of Folkert Smit

He is married to Grietje Wouda.

They got married on May 23, 1929 at Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 21 years old.Source 4

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1908, Westdongeradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1944, Achtkarspelen
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/253832/smit
  4. Huwelijksregister 1929, Oostdongeradeel

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Historical events

Birthday January 12, 1908

  • The temperature on January 12, 1908 was between -11.1 °C and -1.4 °C and averaged -6.8 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • January 11 » Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
    • January 13 » The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people.
    • May 26 » The first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East was made at Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia. The rights to the resource were quickly acquired by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
    • August 8 » Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
    • September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.
    • November 28 » A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.

Day of death November 7, 1944

  • The temperature on November 7, 1944 was between 5.9 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 14.4 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 1944: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • February 3 » World War II: During the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, U.S. Army and Marine forces seize Kwajalein Atoll from the defending Japanese garrison.
    • July 21 » World War II: Battle of Guam: American troops land on Guam, starting a battle that will end on August 10.
    • August 10 » World War II: The Battle of Narva ends with a combined German–Estonian force successfully defending Narva, Estonia, from invading Soviet troops.
    • September 17 » World War II: Allied airborne troops parachute into the Netherlands as the "Market" half of Operation Market Garden.
    • September 27 » The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission in World War II.
    • October 8 » World War II: Captain Bobbie Brown earns a Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Crucifix Hill, just outside Aachen.


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Source: Wikipedia


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