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Personal data Klaas Leendert Timmer 


Household of Klaas Leendert Timmer

(1) He is married to Hinke Heijer.

They got married on May 10, 1938 at Den Haag, he was 40 years old.


(2) He is married to Maria Geertruida van Vliet,.

They got married on October 24, 1928 at Rotterdam, he was 30 years old.


Notes about Klaas Leendert Timmer


Klaas Leendert Timmer, geboren 4 januari 1898 te Lekkerkerk. Was hoofd-marconist van beroep.†??Was telegrafist 1e klasse. Als hoofd-marconist bij de RVV seinde hij met Engeland onder de schuilnaam "Lorens". Gearresteerd in januari 1945. Zat in het 'Oranjehotel' van 30 januari tot 8 maart 1945, op welke dag hij werd gefusilleerd op de Waalsdorpervlakte in verband met de zgn. aanslag op Rauter.
Was vermoedelijk marconist in de Radiodienst van Jan Thijssen (1908-1945). K.L. Timmer is in januari samen met CH.G. Kranz gearresteerd na uitpeiling van hun zenders door de Duitsers.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Klaas Leendert Timmer

Klaas Leendert Timmer
1898-1945

(1) 1938

Hinke Heijer
1902-1981

(2) 1928

Maria Geertruida van Vliet,
1898-1936


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Historical events

Birthday January 4, 1898

  • The temperature on January 4, 1898 was about 4.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • April 21 » Spanish–American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date.
    • May 1 » Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths.
    • July 3 » A Spanish squadron, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is defeated by an American squadron under William T. Sampson in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
    • July 8 » The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
    • August 29 » The Goodyear tire company is founded.
    • December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.

Day of marriage October 24, 1928

  • The temperature on October 24, 1928 was between 6.6 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
    • January 7 » A disastrous flood of the River Thames kills 14 people and causes extensive damage to much of riverside London.
    • June 8 » Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Peking, whose name is changed to Beijing ("Northern Capital").
    • June 18 » Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).
    • September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
    • October 22 » Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico.
    • November 15 » The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.

Day of death March 8, 1945

  • The temperature on March 8, 1945 was between 3.1 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
    • January 3 » World War II: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is placed in command of all U.S. Naval forces in preparation for planned assaults against Iwo Jima and Okinawa in Japan.
    • March 6 » World War II: Cologne is captured by American troops. On the same day, Operation Spring Awakening, the last major German offensive of the war, begins.
    • May 1 » World War II: Forces of the Soviet Red Army liberate Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at Stalag Luft I near Barth, Germany.
    • May 4 » World War II: The German surrender at Lüneburg Heath is signed, coming into effect the following day. It encompasses all Wehrmacht units in the Netherlands, Denmark and northwest Germany.
    • August 14 » The Viet Minh launches August Revolution amid the political confusion and power vacuum engulfing Vietnam.
    • September 5 » Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese American suspected of being wartime radio propagandist Tokyo Rose, is arrested in Yokohama.


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