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Personal data Jan Smedes 


Household of Jan Smedes

He is married to Grietje Laanstra.

They got married on July 22, 1943 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 33 years old.Source 4

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Smedes

Jan Vroom
1834-1920
Grietje Nijboer
1847-1934
Sytze Smedes
1868-1920

Jan Smedes
1909-1955

1943

Grietje Laanstra
1920-1976


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1909, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1955, Achtkarspelen
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/111207/smedes
  4. (Not public)

Historical events

Birthday September 24, 1909

  • The temperature on September 24, 1909 was between 8.8 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
    • January 9 » Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180km; 112mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
    • January 28 » United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish–American War.
    • February 2 » The Paris Film Congress opens. An attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPCC cartel in the United States.
    • April 9 » The U.S. Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act.
    • April 14 » A massacre is organized by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenian population of Cilicia.
    • June 2 » Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.

Day of marriage July 22, 1943

  • The temperature on July 22, 1943 was between 14.1 °C and 24.0 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 13.4 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1943: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • April 19 » World War II: In Poland, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins, after German troops enter the Warsaw Ghetto to round up the remaining Jews.
    • May 15 » Joseph Stalin dissolves the Comintern (or Third International).
    • August 27 » World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete.
    • October 13 » World War II: Marshal Pietro Badoglio announces that Italy has officially declared war on Germany.
    • October 26 » World War II: First flight of the Dornier Do 335 "Pfeil".
    • December 28 » World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the Battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the German 1st Parachute Division and the capture of the Italian town of Ortona.

Day of death June 13, 1955

  • The temperature on June 13, 1955 was between 9.8 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 9.1 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
    • January 2 » Following the assassination of the Panamanian president José Antonio Remón Cantera, his deputy, José Ramón Guizado, takes power, but is quickly deposed after his involvement in Cantera's death is discovered.
    • November 1 » The bombing of United Airlines Flight 629 occurs near Longmont, Colorado, killing all 39 passengers and five crew members aboard the Douglas DC-6B airliner.
    • November 15 » The first part of Saint Petersburg Metro is opened.
    • November 23 » The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia.
    • December 8 » The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe.
    • December 31 » General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year.


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