Family tree Weening » Frank Smits (1917-1999)
Personal data Frank Smits
- He was born on March 29, 1917 in Des Moines Township, Jasper County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten.
- He died on October 25, 1999 in Colorado, Verenigde Staten, he was 82 years old.Source 1
- A child of Goris Smits and Sytske Merkus
- This information was last updated on February 8, 2023.
Household of Frank Smits
He is married to Esther.
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Birthday March 29, 1917
- The temperature on March 29, 1917 was between 0.4 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
- May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
- June 4 » The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World.
- November 5 » Tikhon is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- November 28 » The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.
Day of death October 25, 1999
- The temperature on October 25, 1999 was between 10.9 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (12%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1999: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 15.8 million citizens.
- January 25 » A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits western Colombia killing at least 1,000.
- April 12 » United States President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a civil lawsuit; he is later fined and disbarred.
- May 29 » Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule.
- July 9 » Days of student protests begin after Iranian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory at the University of Tehran.
- August 31 » The first of a series of bombings in Moscow kills one person and wounds 40 others.
- November 9 » TAESA Flight 725 crashes after takeoff from Uruapan International Airport in Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico, killing all 18 people on board.
Same birth/death day
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- 1918 » Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer († 1990)
- 1918 » Sam Walton, American businessman, founded Walmart and Sam's Club († 1992)
- 1995 » Viveca Lindfors, Swedish actress (b. 1920)
- 1999 » Payne Stewart, American golfer (b. 1957)
- 2000 » Mochitsura Hashimoto, Japanese commander (b. 1909)
- 2002 » Paul Wellstone, American academic and politician (b. 1944)
- 2002 » René Thom, French mathematician and biologist (b. 1923)
- 2002 » Richard Harris, Irish actor and singer (b. 1930)
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