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Household of Willem Jan Leegwater

He is married to Neeltje Best.

They got married on May 29, 1931 at Hensbroek, he was 22 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Jan Leegwater

Willem Leegwater
1851-1924
Dieuwertje de Vries
1849-1939
Jan Pietersz Glas
1844-1931
Geertje Hartog
1848-1926
Trijntje Glas
1883-1935

Willem Jan Leegwater
1908-1950

1931

Neeltje Best
1902-????


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    Birthday October 3, 1908

    • The temperature on October 3, 1908 was between 9.0 °C and 25.1 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
      • January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
      • January 24 » The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
      • January 30 » Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is released from prison by Jan C. Smuts after being tried and sentenced to two months in jail earlier in the month.
      • June 18 » Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
      • September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.
      • December 28 » The 7.1 Mw  Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 75,000 and 200,000.

    Day of marriage May 29, 1931

    • The temperature on May 29, 1931 was between 8.7 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak 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 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 1931: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
      • March 23 » Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar are hanged for the killing of a deputy superintendent of police during the Indian independence movement.
      • March 26 » Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
      • May 1 » The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
      • June 23 » Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane.
      • July 1 » United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport).
      • November 7 » The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.

    Day of death December 8, 1950

    • The temperature on December 8, 1950 was between -5.0 °C and 1.9 °C and averaged -0.4 °C. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (67%). 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)
    • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
    • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
      • January 17 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 79 relating to arms control is adopted.
      • August 18 » Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium is assassinated by far-right elements.
      • August 20 » Korean War: United Nations repel an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Nakdong River and assault the city of Taegu.
      • September 3 » "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
      • October 7 » Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity.
      • December 2 » Korean War: Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River ended, with decisive Chinese victory, UN forces were completely expelled from North Korea.
    

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