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Personal data Dirk Leegsma 


Household of Dirk Leegsma

He is married to Jeltje Hoekstra.

They got married on August 26, 1940 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 28 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Dirk Leegsma

Jenze Rinderts Leegsma
1831-1905
Antje Aans de Haan
1835-1893
Oene Alberts Venema
1844-1909
Sjoukje Durks van der Galien
1845-1921

Dirk Leegsma
1912-1977

1940

Jeltje Hoekstra
1920-????


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1912, Achtkarspelen
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/9933/leegsma
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Historical events

Birthday January 8, 1912

  • The temperature on January 8, 1912 was between -1.5 °C and 3.8 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • March 30 » Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
    • April 20 » Opening day for baseball's Tiger Stadium in Detroit, and Fenway Park in Boston.
    • May 13 » The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
    • May 18 » The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
    • June 30 » The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan.
    • November 27 » Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.

Day of marriage August 26, 1940

  • The temperature on August 26, 1940 was between 10.0 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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 3 » Five people are killed in an arson attack on the offices of the communist newspaper Flamman in Luleå, Sweden.
    • May 24 » Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight.
    • May 28 » World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium.
    • July 10 » World War II: The Vichy government is established in France.
    • August 20 » World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes the fourth of his famous wartime speeches, containing the line "Never was so much owed by so many to so few".
    • September 9 » Treznea Massacre in Transylvania.

Day of death November 18, 1977

  • The temperature on November 18, 1977 was between 2.1 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 6.5 mm of rain during 5.2 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
    • April 21 » Annie opens on Broadway.
    • June 10 » James Earl Ray escapes from Brushy Mountain State Prison in Petros, Tennessee. He is recaptured three days later.
    • August 3 » Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
    • August 20 » Voyager program: NASA launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft.
    • September 5 » Voyager Program: NASA launches the Voyager 1 spacecraft.
    • December 6 » South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.


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