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Personal data Willem Lengton 

  • He was born on April 4, 1917 in Zwolle.Source 1
  • Profession: kantoorbediende.
  • Fact: (vermelding) from 1940 till 1944 Leider KP Soest (knokploeg).Source 2
    Overval op Distributiekantoor Amersfoort (1944)
    Immens tragisch is dat Lengton het leven liet als indirect gevolg van de overval waarvan hij zelf het risico signaleerde, en waarvoor hij met zijn bonnenaanbod de noodzaak weggenomen had. Hij ligt begraven op de Erebegraafplaats in Bloemendaal.
  • He died on April 14, 1944 in Scheveningen, he was 27 years old.Source 3
    Oorzaak: gefusilleerd
  • He is buried in Overveen.Source 4
  • A child of Antonie Lengton and Jacoba Dijkstra
  • This information was last updated on March 12, 2012.

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    Sources

    1. BR ZwolleGezinskaarten
    2. De Anti Fascist, mei 2007
    3. BS overlijden Den Haag, aktenr. 1282
    4. Erebegraafplaats Overveen, vak 22

    Historical events

    Birthday April 4, 1917

    • The temperature on April 4, 1917 was between -1.0 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
      • January 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
      • February 23 » First demonstrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The beginning of the February Revolution (March 8 in the Gregorian calendar).
      • May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
      • June 23 » In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
      • November 2 » The Balfour Declaration proclaims British support for the "establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" with the clear understanding "that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities".
      • November 8 » The first Council of People's Commissars is formed, including Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.

    Day of death April 14, 1944

    • The temperature on April 14, 1944 was between 8.4 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
      • February 24 » Merrill's Marauders: The Marauders begin their 1,000-mile journey through Japanese-occupied Burma.
      • April 4 » World War II: First bombardment of oil refineries in Bucharest by Anglo-American forces kills 3000 civilians.
      • April 17 » Forces of the Communist-controlled Greek People's Liberation Army attack the smaller National and Social Liberation resistance group, which surrenders. Its leader Dimitrios Psarros is murdered.
      • April 22 » The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with combat search and rescue operations in the China Burma India Theater.
      • September 3 » Holocaust: Diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last transport train from the Westerbork transit camp to the Auschwitz concentration camp, arriving three days later.
      • October 21 » World War II: The first kamikaze attack damages HMASAustralia as the Battle of Leyte Gulf begins.
    

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