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Household of Jitske Leegstra

She is married to Douwe Buruma.

They got married on May 25, 1940 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 26 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jitske Leegstra

Melle Hendriks Leegstra
1838-1916
Aukje Wybes de Vries
1850-1918
Gerrit Wybes Hekstra
1829-1899
Grietje Romkes van der Veen
1835-1931
Hiske Hekstra
1877-1966

Jitske Leegstra
1914-1977

1940

Douwe Buruma
1906-1987


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1914, Dantumadeel
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/568112/leegstra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1940, Dantumadeel

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Historical events

Birthday May 9, 1914

  • The temperature on May 9, 1914 was between 5.0 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • March 7 » Prince William of Wied arrives in Albania to begin his reign as King.
    • July 4 » The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in Vienna, six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo.
    • August 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
    • August 5 » In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
    • September 8 » World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war.
    • November 5 » World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.

Day of marriage May 25, 1940

  • The temperature on May 25, 1940 was between 8.7 °C and 25.2 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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.
    • May 26 » World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
    • June 23 » Henry Larsen begins the first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
    • September 9 » George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer.
    • October 16 » Holocaust in Poland: The Warsaw Ghetto is established.
    • November 25 » World War II: First flights of both the de Havilland Mosquito and Martin B-26 Marauder.
    • November 27 » World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea.

Day of death January 7, 1977

  • The temperature on January 7, 1977 was between 0.5 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1977: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.8 million citizens.
    • May 25 » Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is released in theaters.
    • May 28 » In Southgate, Kentucky, the Beverly Hills Supper Club is engulfed in fire, killing 165 people inside.
    • September 18 » Voyager I takes the first distant photograph of the Earth and the Moon together.
    • September 25 » About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon.
    • October 18 » German Autumn: a set of events revolving around the kidnapping of Hanns Martin Schleyer and the hijacking of a Lufthansa flight by the Red Army Faction (RAF) comes to an end when Schleyer is murdered and various RAF members allegedly commit suicide.
    • December 25 » Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with its president Anwar Sadat.


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