Family tree Van Willigen » Helena van Leeuwen (1907-1997)

Personal data Helena van Leeuwen 


Household of Helena van Leeuwen

She is married to Willem Lafeber.

They got married

Hebben samen 2 kinderen.

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Historical events

Birthday January 17, 1907

  • The temperature on January 17, 1907 was between -0.9 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • January 14 » An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
    • March 24 » The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
    • October 17 » Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.
    • November 9 » The Cullinan Diamond is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.
    • November 16 » Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory join to form Oklahoma, which is admitted as the 46th U.S. state.
    • December 31 » The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan.

Day of death May 5, 1997

  • The temperature on May 5, 1997 was between 11.6 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 13.1 mm of rain during 5.1 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (23%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
    • May 19 » The Sierra Gorda biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.
    • July 1 » China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. The handover ceremony is attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Charles, Prince of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin, and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
    • July 6 » The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree dispute, five days of mass protests, riots and gun battles begin in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland.
    • August 26 » Beni Ali massacre occurs in Algeria, leaving 60 to 100 people dead.
    • September 3 » Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.
    • November 3 » The United States imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle East and Eastern Africa.


Same birth/death day

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  • 1905 » Peggy Gilbert, American saxophonist and bandleader († 2007)
  • 1905 » Ray Cunningham, American baseball player († 2005)
  • 1907 » Alfred Wainwright, British fellwalker, guidebook author and illustrator († 1991)
  • 1907 » Henk Badings, Indonesian-Dutch composer and engineer († 1987)
  • 1908 » Cus D'Amato, American boxing manager and trainer († 1985)

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Van Leeuwen


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