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Ancestors (and descendant) of Petrus van Leest

Adriaan van Leest
1840-1923
Helena van Oosterhout
1839-1922
Cornelis Kooreman
1836-1907
Helena van Kaam
1836-1925

Petrus van Leest
1917-1917


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Historical events

Birthday December 15, 1917

  • The temperature on December 15, 1917 was between 1.1 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
    • February 5 » The Congress of the United States passes the Immigration Act of 1917 over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.
    • March 26 » World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
    • April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
    • October 24 » First World War: Italy suffers a disastrous defeat on the Austro-Italian front.
    • 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 5 » October Revolution: Lenin calls for the October Revolution.

Day of death December 25, 1917

  • The temperature on December 25, 1917 was between -1.3 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
    • February 3 » First World War: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
    • June 11 » King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, abdicates under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens.
    • July 12 » The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
    • 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 26 » The Manchester Guardian publishes the 1916 secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between the United Kingdom and France.


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