Family tree Klavers » Derk Smits (1882-1948)
Personal data Derk Smits
- He was born on November 16, 1882 in Dalen, Drenthe.Source 1
- Fact: (vermelding) Bloedverwantschap met Jordi en Quinten Klavers in %: 0,0244.
- He died on July 15, 1948 in Coevorden, Drenthe, he was 65 years old.
Woonplaats Dalen; uittreksel akte aldaar 19-7-1948 aktenummer 47.
- Death registration on July 16, 1948.Source 2
- A child of Geert Smits and Hendrikje Habing
- This information was last updated on April 27, 2024.
Household of Derk Smits
He is married to Annigje IJdens.
They got married on May 2, 1913 at Dalen, Drenthe, he was 30 years old.Source 3
Zij verhuizen 2-5-1922 van Sleen naar Dalen.
Child(ren):
- Berend Smits 1914-1920
- NN Smits 1916
- Hendrikje Smits 1918-1919
- Hendrik Smits 1920-1920
Notes about Derk Smits
Beroep: 1913-1948 landbouwer.
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Birthday November 16, 1882
- The temperature on November 16, 1882 was about 1.5 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 1882: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 2 » Queen Victoria narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Roderick McLean in Windsor.
- March 6 » The Serbian kingdom is re-founded.
- March 29 » The Knights of Columbus is established.
- July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears.
- July 26 » The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
- September 18 » The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.
Day of marriage May 2, 1913
- The temperature on May 2, 1913 was between 6.9 °C and 13.5 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
- February 9 » A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.
- March 3 » Thousands of women march in the Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.
- March 4 » The United States Department of Labor is formed.
- April 4 » First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
- August 13 » First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.
- October 14 » Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, claims the lives of 439 miners.
Day of death July 15, 1948
- The temperature on July 15, 1948 was between 11.0 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
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- 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.
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1948: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
- January 21 » The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Québec Flag Day.
- April 9 » Fighters from the Irgun and Lehi Zionist paramilitary groups attacked Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, killing over 100.
- April 22 » Arab–Israeli War: The port city of Haifa is captured by Jewish forces.
- May 14 » Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
- June 7 » Edvard Beneš resigns as President of Czechoslovakia rather than signing the Ninth-of-May Constitution, making his nation a Communist state.
- October 29 » Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Safsaf massacre: Israeli soldiers capture the Palestinian village of Safsaf in the Galilee; after, between 52 and 64 villagers are massacred by the IDF.
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