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Personal data Tjeerd Leistra 


Household of Tjeerd Leistra

He is married to Klaaske van Kammen.

They got married on February 27, 1915 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 30 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  2. Sietske Leistra  1922-1984

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Tjeerd Leistra

Jan Bandringa
1838-1921
Sijke Pool
1836-1904

Tjeerd Leistra
1885-1940

1915

Klaaske van Kammen
1881-1934

Willem Lieuwe Leistra
1920-1977
Sietske Leistra
1922-1984

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1885, Smallingerland
  2. Overlijdensregister 1940, Smallingerland
  3. Huwelijksregister 1915, Achtkarspelen

Historical events

Birthday January 23, 1885

  • The temperature on January 23, 1885 was about -3.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • April 30 » Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
    • June 3 » In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
    • July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
    • July 20 » The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.
    • November 17 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins.
    • December 28 » Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.

Day of marriage February 27, 1915

  • The temperature on February 27, 1915 was between -1.3 °C and 3.3 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 year 1915: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
    • January 19 » German strategic bombing during World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing at least 20 people, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target.
    • May 9 » World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces.
    • May 17 » The last British Liberal Party government (led by H. H. Asquith) falls.
    • May 23 » World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London.
    • June 29 » The North Saskatchewan River flood of 1915 is the worst flood in Edmonton history.
    • August 17 » A Category 4 hurricane hits Galveston, Texas with winds at 135 miles per hour (217km/h).

Day of death August 4, 1940

  • The temperature on August 4, 1940 was between 13.2 °C and 25.3 °C and averaged 19.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 13.6 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • March 5 » Six high-ranking members of Soviet politburo, including Joseph Stalin, sign an order for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs, in what will become known as the Katyn massacre.
    • April 9 » Vidkun Quisling seizes power in Norway.
    • June 17 » The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation of the Soviet Union.
    • July 19 » World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army.
    • August 30 » The Second Vienna Award reassigns the territory of Northern Transylvania from Romania to Hungary.
    • October 14 » World War II: The Balham underground station disaster kills sixty-six people during the London Blitz.


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