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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.
    • April 21 » Ypiranga incident: A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by the U.S. Navy near Veracruz.
    • August 5 » World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SSPfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War.
    • September 13 » World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France.
    • September 14 » HMASAE1, the Royal Australian Navy's first submarine, was lost at sea with all hands near East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
    • September 26 » The United States Federal Trade Commission is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
    • November 16 » The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.

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.
    • April 14 » World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway in preparation for a larger force to arrive two days later.
    • May 7 » World War II: The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later.
    • June 11 » World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids.
    • June 14 » The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence.
    • October 21 » The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published.
    • November 23 » World War II: Romania becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.

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.
    • January 3 » Apple Computer is incorporated.
    • March 23 » The first of The Nixon Interviews (12 will be recorded over four weeks) is videotaped with British journalist David Frost interviewing former United States President Richard Nixon about the Watergate scandal and the Nixon tapes.
    • April 11 » London Transport's Silver Jubilee AEC Routemaster buses are launched.
    • August 17 » The Soviet icebreaker Arktika becomes the first surface ship to reach the North Pole.
    • October 17 » The hijacked Lufthansa Flight 181 lands in Mogadishu. The remaining hostages are later rescued.
    • November 11 » A munitions explosion at a train station in Iri, South Korea kills at least 56 people.


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