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Personal data Gerben van der Leest 


Household of Gerben van der Leest

He is married to Baukje Veenstra.

They got married on January 13, 1906 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 31 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  2. Jemke van de Leest  1907-1927
  4. Anne van de Leest  1910-1978
  5. IJmkje van de Leest  1911-1994

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1874, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1945, Achtkarspelen
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/202095/leest_van_der
  4. Huwelijksregister 1906, Achtkarspelen

Historical events

Birthday May 19, 1874

  • The temperature on May 19, 1874 was about 14.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • May 9 » The first horsebus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes.
    • May 16 » A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
    • July 1 » The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
    • July 8 » The Mounties begin their March West.
    • October 9 » The Universal Postal Union is created by the Treaty of Bern.
    • November 25 » The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.

Day of marriage January 13, 1906

  • The temperature on January 13, 1906 was between 4.3 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 17.7 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • March 31 » The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later the National Collegiate Athletic Association) is established to set rules for college sports in the United States.
    • April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
    • April 22 » The 1906 Intercalated Games, now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
    • May 6 » The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the Julian calendar).
    • September 1 » The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established.
    • December 10 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.

Day of death December 10, 1945

  • The temperature on December 10, 1945 was between -10.7 °C and -0.2 °C and averaged -4.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
    • February 3 » World War II: As part of Operation Thunderclap, 1,000 B-17s of the Eighth Air Force bomb Berlin, a raid which kills between 2,500 and 3,000 and dehouses another 120,000.
    • March 9 » World War II: A coup d'état by Japanese forces in French Indochina removes the French from power.
    • April 17 » World War II: Montese, Italy, is liberated from Nazi forces.
    • May 6 » World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops.
    • August 17 » The novella Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published.
    • August 30 » The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong comes to an end.


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Source: Wikipedia

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