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John Smit 1896 - 1978

John Smit of Platte, Charles Mix County, South Dakota was born on July 4, 1896, and died at age 81 years old in February 1978.
John Smit
Platte, Charles Mix County, South Dakota 57369
July 4, 1896
February 1978
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John Smit's History: 1896 - 1978

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  • 07/4
    1896

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    July 4, 1896
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  • 02/dd
    1978

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    February 1978
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    John Smit lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1896, in the year that John Smit was born, on January 28th, the first ticket for speeding - called "furious driving" - was issued. Walter Arnold of Kent England was fined 1 shilling plus costs - for going 8 mph. The speed limit was 2 mph.
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In 1904, when he was just 8 years old, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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