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Personal data Leonardus de Booij 


Household of Leonardus de Booij

He is married to Maria Clara Apolonia Geensen.

They got married on June 16, 1939 at Hontenisse, Zeeland, Nederland, he was 31 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday September 24, 1907

  • The temperature on September 24, 1907 was between 0.6 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • January 14 » An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
    • April 17 » The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
    • May 28 » The first Isle of Man TT race was held.
    • August 9 » The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
    • September 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
    • December 21 » The Chilean Army commits a massacre of at least 2,000 striking saltpeter miners in Iquique, Chile.

Day of death February 10, 1966

  • The temperature on February 10, 1966 was between -4.2 °C and -0.5 °C and averaged -2.0 °C. There was 5.0 mm of rain during 5.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1966: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.4 million citizens.
    • March 4 » A Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-8-43 explodes on landing at Tokyo International Airport, killing 64 people.
    • May 21 » The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.
    • June 8 » Topeka, Kansas, is devastated by a tornado that registers as an "F5" on the Fujita scale: The first to exceed US$100million in damages. Sixteen people are killed, hundreds more injured, and thousands of homes damaged or destroyed.
    • July 30 » England defeats West Germany to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium after extra time.
    • August 1 » Charles Whitman kills 16 people at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police.
    • October 15 » The Black Panther Party is created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.


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