Noordwijkerhout Van Toen (NoVaTo) » Leonardus Petrus "Leen" Hoogervorst (1903-1979)

Personal data Leonardus Petrus "Leen" Hoogervorst 

  • Nickname is Leen.
  • He was born on March 14, 1903 in Lisse.
  • Profession: Leen werkte bij een bloembollenkweker en was een bekwaam ziekzoeker. Bij zijn huis aan de Lisserdijk had hij een trekkasje, zodat hij deels ook voor eigen rekening tulpen kon trekken. Ook hier sloeg de crisis zwaar toe, Leen werd ontslagen en het gezin verhuisde naar de Veldstraat in Lisse. Na een aantal jaren als los werkman, werd hij schuurbaas bij Sam Bijvoet in de bloembollenexport. Met het baantje van ziekenfondsbode ernaast was het geen vetpot, maar werden de tijden weer beter. Later is hij, nadat ziekenfondsbodes overbodig werden, als bloembollencommisionair doorgegaan. Vol trots ging hij op de Solex naar de Noord om bloembollen te verkopen. Vanwege zijn gezondheid moest hij met werken in de schuur stoppen, maar samen met zoon Johan heeft hij nog een aardige bloembollenhandel opgebouwd..
  • He died on March 5, 1979 in Lisse, he was 75 years old.
  • A child of Jacobus Hoogervorst and Gijsberta van der Lans

Household of Leonardus Petrus "Leen" Hoogervorst

He is married to Catharina van der Laan.

They got married on June 13, 1929 at Lisse, he was 26 years old.


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  • The temperature on March 14, 1903 was between -0.9 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (11%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
    • April 26 » Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded
    • August 29 » The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.
    • September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
    • October 1 » Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
    • October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
  • The temperature on June 13, 1929 was between 11.9 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (23%). 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
    • January 6 » King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes suspends his country's constitution (the January 6th Dictatorship).
    • January 6 » Mother Teresa arrives by sea in Calcutta, India, to begin her work among India's poorest and sick people.
    • May 16 » In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards ceremony takes place.
    • July 24 » The Kellogg–Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of foreign policy, goes into effect (it is first signed in Paris on August 27, 1928, by most leading world powers).
    • July 27 » The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations.
    • November 3 » The Gwangju Student Independence Movement occurred.
  • The temperature on March 5, 1979 was between -1.4 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (81%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1979: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.0 million citizens.
    • July 3 » U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul.
    • July 17 » Nicaraguan dictator General Anastasio Somoza Debayle resigns and flees to Miami, Florida, United States.
    • August 5 » In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake the Bala Hissar uprising against the Leninist government.
    • September 16 » The Sugarhill Gang were formed and rappers delight was released.
    • October 17 » Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
    • November 12 » Iran hostage crisis: In response to the hostage situation in Tehran, US President Jimmy Carter orders a halt to all petroleum imports into the United States from Iran.


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