When Gerritjen Smeitink was born on 10 September 1866, in Zelhem, Gelderland, Netherlands, her father, Gerrit Hendrik Smeitink, was 37 and her mother, Harmina Gerretsen or Garrits, was 40. She married Willem ter Hoeve on 8 March 1901, in Zelhem, Gelderland, Netherlands. She died on 18 January 1945, in Warnsveld, Gelderland, Netherlands, at the age of 78.
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Amstel Brewery was founded on June 11, 1870, in Amsterdam. It is named after the Amstel River which served for refrigeration. They use ice from canals to help keep their brews cold.
The Dutch began colonization efforts in Aceh province (Indonesia), which led to a decades-long war.
Death by suicide of van Gogh.
Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Gerrit, Jeroen, Berend, Derk, Hendrik, Henk.
Dutch and North German: patronymic from the personal name Gerrit (see Gerrits ). Compare Garrison .
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