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Personal data Ruurd Leegstra 


Household of Ruurd Leegstra

He is married to Eelkje van der Veen.

They got married on February 3, 1923 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 28 years old.Source 2

Met legitimatie van een kind

Child(ren):

  1. Elisabeth Leegstra  1922-2012

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1895, Dantumadeel
  2. Huwelijksregister 1923, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday January 2, 1895

  • The temperature on January 2, 1895 was about -0.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1895: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 12 » The National Trust is founded in the United Kingdom.
    • April 24 » Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
    • May 7 » In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
    • June 20 » The Kiel Canal, crossing the base of the Jutland peninsula and the busiest artificial waterway in the world, is officially opened.
    • November 5 » George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.
    • November 28 » The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.

Day of marriage February 3, 1923

  • The temperature on February 3, 1923 was between 6.5 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (51%). 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
    • April 15 » Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes.
    • April 18 » Yankee Stadium: "The House that Ruth Built" opens.
    • August 2 » Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.
    • November 8 » Beer Hall Putsch: In Munich, Adolf Hitler leads the Nazis in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the German government.
    • November 9 » In Munich, Germany, police and government troops crush the Beer Hall Putsch in Bavaria. The failed coup is the work of the Nazis.
    • November 11 » Adolf Hitler was arrested in Munich for high treason for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia


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