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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerardus Cornelis Johannes Leijten

Gerardus Leijten
1876-1959
Cornelia Maria van Poppel
1879-1959
Johannes van de Ven
1877-1959
Johanna Maria Wilborts
1877-1951

Gerardus Cornelis Johannes Leijten
1940-1940


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Birthday February 17, 1940

  • The temperature on February 17, 1940 was between -5.9 °C and -1.1 °C and averaged -3.4 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • May 5 » World War II: Norwegian refugees form a government-in-exile in London.
    • May 15 » Richard and Maurice McDonald open the first McDonald's restaurant.
    • May 27 » World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops; two survive.
    • June 3 » World War II: The Luftwaffe bombs Paris.
    • July 6 » Story Bridge, a major landmark in Brisbane, as well as Australia's longest cantilever bridge is formally opened.
    • July 20 » Denmark leaves the League of Nations.

Day of death February 19, 1940

  • The temperature on February 19, 1940 was between -3.5 °C and 1.5 °C and averaged -1.2 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 4.9 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • June 3 » World War II: The Battle of Dunkirk ends with a German victory and with Allied forces in full retreat.
    • June 8 » World War II: The completion of Operation Alphabet, the evacuation of Allied forces from Narvik at the end of the Norwegian Campaign.
    • June 10 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions in his "Stab in the Back" speech at the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia.
    • June 15 » World War II: Operation Ariel begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
    • July 5 » World War II: Foreign relations of Vichy France are severed with the United Kingdom.
    • August 18 » World War II: The Hardest Day air battle, part of the Battle of Britain. At that point, the largest aerial engagement in history with heavy losses sustained on both sides.


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