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Personal data (Hendrik) Albert van Leeuwen
- He was born on October 29, 1891 in Scheveningen, Nederland.
- Profession: timmerman,bouwkundige.
- He died on December 2, 1975 in Monster, he was 84 years old.
- A child of Simon Jacobus Gerardus van Leeuwen and Jacoba Mos
Household of (Hendrik) Albert van Leeuwen
He is married to Johanna Poot.
They got married on January 21, 1920 at Den Haag, Nederland, he was 28 years old.
Child(ren):
- (Not public)
- (Siem) Simon Jacobus Geradus van Leeuwen 1921-1993
- (Not public)
- Albert van Leeuwen 1929-1936
Notes about (Hendrik) Albert van Leeuwen
Geboren als Hendrik van Leeuwen, maar na het overlijden van zijn moeder wordt er op 2 febr 1892 een akte van naamswijziging gemaakt waarbij hij de voornaam Albert van zijn grootvader van moeders zijde krijgt.
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Historical events
Birthday October 29, 1891
- The temperature on October 29, 1891 was about 2.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 31 » History of Portugal: The first attempt at a Portuguese republican revolution breaks out in the northern city of Porto.
- March 10 » Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
- May 5 » The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
- May 16 » The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
- May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
- August 16 » The Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.
Day of marriage January 21, 1920
- The temperature on January 21, 1920 was between 3.2 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 5.0 mm of rain. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong 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 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 1920: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
- January 13 » The Reichstag Bloodbath of January 13, 1920, the bloodiest demonstration in German history.
- March 12 » The Kapp Putsch begins when the Marinebrigade Ehrhardt is ordered to march on Berlin.
- July 20 » The Greek Army takes control of Silivri after Greece is awarded the city by the Paris Peace Conference; by 1923 Greece effectively lost control to the Turks.
- November 15 » First assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva, Switzerland.
- November 16 » Qantas, Australia's national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited.
- November 28 » Irish War of Independence: Kilmichael Ambush: The Irish Republican Army ambush a convoy of British Auxiliaries and kill seventeen.
Day of death December 2, 1975
- The temperature on December 2, 1975 was between 4.8 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 7.8 mm of rain during 6.6 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (9%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1975: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.6 million citizens.
- January 15 » The Alvor Agreement is signed, ending the Angolan War of Independence and giving Angola independence from Portugal.
- February 5 » Riots break in Lima, Peru after the police forces go on strike the day before. The uprising (locally known as the Limazo) is bloodily suppressed by the military dictatorship.
- April 8 » Frank Robinson manages the Cleveland Indians in his first game as major league baseball's first African American manager.
- August 4 » The Japanese Red Army takes more than 50 hostages at the AIA Building housing several embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The hostages include the U.S. consul and the Swedish Chargé d'affaires. The gunmen win the release of five imprisoned comrades and fly with them to Libya.
- September 5 » Sacramento, California: Lynette Fromme attempts to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford.
- October 10 » Papua New Guinea joins the United Nations.
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- 1974 » Max Weber, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1897)
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- 1980 » Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1905)
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