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Personal data Grietje SMIT
- She was born on May 6, 1856 in Harenkarspel.
- She died on December 6, 1909 in Harenkarspel, she was 53 years old.
- A child of Pieter SMIT and Trijntje BRUIN
- This information was last updated on July 28, 2003.
Household of Grietje SMIT
She is married to Simon LIGTHART.
They got married on April 29, 1875 at Warmenhuizen,Nederland, she was 18 years old.
Child(ren):
- Naatje LIGTHART 1877-1946
- Petrus LIGTHART 1879-1879
- Catharina LIGTHART 1881-1912
- Johanna LIGTHART 1885-1922
- Petrus LIGTHART 1888-1894
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Birthday May 6, 1856
- The temperature on May 6, 1856 was about 4.2 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
- In the year 1856: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- January 26 » First Battle of Seattle. Marines from the USSDecatur drive off American Indian attackers after all day battle with settlers.
- February 22 » The United States Republican Party opens its first national convention in Pittsburgh.
- May 21 » Lawrence, Kansas is captured and burned by pro-slavery forces.
- June 9 » Five hundred Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa for the Mormon Trail.
- August 10 » The Last Island hurricane strikes Louisiana, resulting in over 200 deaths.
- October 8 » The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins with the Arrow Incident.
Day of marriage April 29, 1875
- The temperature on April 29, 1875 was about 17.6 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 47%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
- May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
- May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
- September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
- October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
- December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.
Day of death December 6, 1909
- The temperature on December 6, 1909 was between 1.8 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 7.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 28 » United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish–American War.
- February 12 » The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
- February 20 » Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro.
- May 13 » The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.
- June 2 » Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
- September 30 » The Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania makes a record-breaking westbound crossing of the Atlantic, that will not be bettered for 20 years.
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