Family tree Klavers » Grietje Smit (1879-1955)
Personal data Grietje Smit
- She was born on January 8, 1879 in Musselkanaal, Groningen.Source 1
- She died on October 25, 1955 in Emmen, Drenthe, she was 76 years old.Source 2
- A child of Hendrik Smit and Roelfien de Jonge
- This information was last updated on April 26, 2025.
Household of Grietje Smit
(1) She is married to Roelof Kuiper.
They got married on April 27, 1900 at Emmen, Drenthe, she was 21 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
(2) She is married to Stoffer Brongers.
They got married on June 3, 1902 at Emmen, Drenthe, she was 23 years old.Source 4
Wonende te Barger-Compascuum.
Child(ren):
- Roelfien Brongers 1904-1905
- Roelfien Brongers 1905-
- Hendrik Brongers 1909-1911
- Dina Brongers 1911-1911
- Alberdina Brongers 1914-1915
- Jan Brongers 1916-1917
- Marrigje Brongers 1918-< 2013
- Bronger Brongers 1920-< 2019
Notes about Grietje Smit
Beroep: 1900-1922 arbeidster.
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Historical events
Birthday January 8, 1879
- The temperature on January 8, 1879 was about -3.3 °C. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- 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 1879: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 23 » Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift ends.
- February 14 » The War of the Pacific breaks out when the Chilean Army occupies the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.
- May 14 » The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the Leonidas.
- October 22 » Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasts 13⁄2 hours before burning out).
- December 21 » World premiere of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- December 28 » Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.
Day of marriage June 3, 1902
- The temperature on June 3, 1902 was between 12.3 °C and 31.4 °C and averaged 22.5 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (78%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
- January 28 » The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
- March 18 » Macario Sakay issues Presidential Order No. 1 of his Tagalog Republic.
- April 2 » "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles.
- August 22 » Cadillac Motor Company is founded.
- August 22 » Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
- November 21 » The Philadelphia Football Athletics defeated the Kanaweola Athletic Club of Elmira, New York, 39–0, in the first ever professional American football night game.
Day of death October 25, 1955
- The temperature on October 25, 1955 was between 4.0 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (13%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
- February 18 » Operation Teapot: Teapot test shot "Wasp" is successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1.2 kilotons. Wasp is the first of fourteen shots in the Teapot series.
- July 27 » The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty.
- August 17 » Hurricane Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, and it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people.
- August 20 » Battle of Philippeville: In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 French nationals.
- September 25 » The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded.
- December 20 » Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.
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