Family tree Plugboer » Willem van Leijen (1896-????)
Personal data Willem van Leijen
- He was born on June 26, 1896 in Harenkarspel.
- A child of Arie van Leijen and Cornelia Bood
Household of Willem van Leijen
He is married to Trijntje Plooijer.
They got married on August 15, 1918 at Zuid en Noord Schermer, he was 22 years old.
Child(ren):
- (Not public)
- Klaas van Leijen 1922-1928
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Historical events
Birthday June 26, 1896
- The temperature on June 26, 1896 was about 15.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 18 » An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
- June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
- August 16 » Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
- November 17 » The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
Day of marriage August 15, 1918
- The temperature on August 15, 1918 was between 7.9 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- January 8 » U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces his "Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I.
- March 21 » World War I: The first phase of the German Spring Offensive, Operation Michael, begins.
- July 6 » The Left SR uprising in Russia starts with the assassination of German ambassador Wilhelm von Mirbach by Cheka members.
- November 10 » The Western Union Cable Office in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, receives a top-secret coded message from Europe (that would be sent to Ottawa and Washington, D.C.) that said on November 11, 1918, all fighting would cease on land, sea and in the air.
- November 25 » Vojvodina, formerly Austro-Hungarian crown land, proclaims its secession from Austria–Hungary to join the Kingdom of Serbia.
- December 14 » Portuguese President Sidónio Pais is assassinated.
Same birth/death day
- 1892 » Pearl S. Buck, American novelist, essayist, short story writer Nobel Prize laureate († 1973)
- 1893 » Dorothy Fuldheim, American journalist and news anchor(† 1989)
- 1895 » George Hainsworth, Canadian ice hockey player and politician († 1950)
- 1898 » Chesty Puller, US general († 1971)
- 1898 » Willy Messerschmitt, German engineer and businessman († 1978)
- 1899 » Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia († 1918)
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