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Household of Grietje Smedes

She is married to Jacobus Mebius.

They got married on November 26, 1914 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 25 years old.Source 3

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1889, Achtkarspelen
  2. https://gw.geneanet.org
  3. Huwelijksregister 1914, Achtkarspelen

Historical events

Birthday October 4, 1889

  • The temperature on October 4, 1889 was about 12.5 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 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.
    • July 11 » Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
    • August 13 » William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones."
    • October 24 » Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.
    • 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.

Day of marriage November 26, 1914

  • The temperature on November 26, 1914 was between 0.3 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • May 25 » The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
    • August 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
    • 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.
    • September 26 » The United States Federal Trade Commission is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
    • October 18 » The Schoenstatt Movement is founded in Germany.
    • November 13 » Zaian War: Berber tribesmen inflict the heaviest defeat of French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri.

Day of death December 10, 1964

  • The temperature on December 10, 1964 was between 7.2 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 9.3 mm of rain during 11.5 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
    • January 16 » Hello, Dolly! opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances.
    • January 23 » The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified.
    • July 19 » Vietnam War: At a rally in Saigon, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Khánh calls for expanding the war into North Vietnam.
    • August 5 » Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow: American aircraft from carriers USSTiconderoga and USSConstellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
    • October 1 » Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka.
    • December 11 » Che Guevara speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 1963 » K. M. Panikkar, Indian historian and diplomat (b. 1894)
  • 1967 » Otis Redding, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1941)
  • 1968 » George Forrest, Northern Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1921)
  • 1968 » Karl Barth, Swiss theologian and author (b. 1886)
  • 1968 » Thomas Merton, American monk and author (b. 1915)

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