Family tree Weening » Geertje van der Leij (1919-1992)
Personal data Geertje van der Leij
- She was born on June 21, 1919 in Surhuizum, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- She died on August 14, 1992 in -, she was 73 years old.Source 2
- She is buried in Surhuizum, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).
- A child of Wibbe van der Leij and Jacoba Dijkstra
- This information was last updated on August 21, 2026.
Household of Geertje van der Leij
She is married to Poppe Jan Ytsma.
They got married on April 29, 1948 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 28 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Jacoba Ytsma ± 1949-1967
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Historical events
Birthday June 21, 1919
- The temperature on June 21, 1919 was between 9.6 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 1919: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
- January 18 » Ignacy Jan Paderewski becomes Prime Minister of the newly independent Poland.
- April 13 » Jallianwala Bagh massacre: British Indian Army troops lead by Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer killed approx 379-1000 unarmed demonstrators including men and women in Amritsar, India; and approximately 1,500 injured.
- June 14 » John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight.
- October 7 » KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
- October 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Wilson's veto, paving the way for Prohibition to begin the following January.
- December 17 » Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
Day of marriage April 29, 1948
- The temperature on April 29, 1948 was between 6.7 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 7.2 mm of rain during 5.6 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1948: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
- May 9 » Czechoslovakia's Ninth-of-May Constitution comes into effect.
- May 20 » Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek wins the 1948 Republic of China presidential election and is sworn in as the first President of the Republic of China at Nanjing.
- May 23 » Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel.
- June 26 » Cold War: The first supply flights are made in response to the Berlin Blockade.
- August 25 » The House Un-American Activities Committee holds first-ever televised congressional hearing: "Confrontation Day" between Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss.
- December 23 » Seven Japanese military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed by Allied occupation authorities at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan.
Day of death August 14, 1992
- The temperature on August 14, 1992 was between 12.5 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 25.7 mm of rain during 6.0 hours. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (34%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1992: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 15.1 million citizens.
- January 20 » Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111, crashes into a mountain near Strasbourg, France killing 87 of the 96 people on board.
- February 29 » First day of Bosnia and Herzegovina independence referendum.
- April 27 » The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
- May 17 » Three days of popular protests against the government of Prime Minister of Thailand Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in Bangkok, leading to a military crackdown that results in 52 officially confirmed deaths, hundreds of injuries, many disappearances, and more than 3,500 arrests.
- May 21 » After 30 seasons Johnny Carson hosted his penultimate episode and last featuring guests (Robin Williams and Bette Midler) of The Tonight Show.
- October 4 » El Al Flight 1862 crashes into two apartment buildings in Amsterdam, killing 43 including 39 on the ground.
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