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Personal data Libbe Leegstra 


Household of Libbe Leegstra

He is married to Grietje Jans Stellingwerf.

They got married on April 25, 1885 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 22 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Harm Leegstra  1886-1971 
  2. Jan Leegstra  1887-???? 
  3. Antje Leegstra  1891-1940 
  4. Gelske Leegstra  1893-1967
  5. Kornelis Leegstra  1897-1985

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1862, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1947, Achtkarspelen
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/179530/leegstra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1885, Tietjerksteradeel

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Historical events

Birthday August 20, 1862

  • The temperature on August 20, 1862 was about 17.2 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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 March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1862: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 19 » American Civil War: Battle of Mill Springs: The Confederacy suffers its first significant defeat in the conflict.
    • January 30 » The first American ironclad warship, the USSMonitor is launched.
    • April 29 » American Civil War: The Capture of New Orleans by Union forces under David Farragut.
    • May 5 » Cinco de Mayo: Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla in Mexico.
    • August 17 » American Indian Wars: The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Dakota warriors attack white settlements along the Minnesota River.
    • September 8 » Millennium of Russia monument is unveiled in Novgorod.

Day of marriage April 25, 1885

  • The temperature on April 25, 1885 was about 14.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 4 » Sino-French War: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing force at Núi Bop in northern Vietnam.
    • February 21 » The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
    • April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
    • August 29 » Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.
    • November 17 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins.
    • December 22 » Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.

Day of death January 7, 1947

  • The temperature on January 7, 1947 was between -12.0 °C and -7.3 °C and averaged -10.3 °C. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
    • January 15 » The Black Dahlia murder: the dismembered corpse of Elizabeth Short was found in Los Angeles.
    • March 8 » Thirteen thousand troops of the Republic of China Army arrive in Taiwan after the February 28 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement.
    • April 1 » The only mutiny in the history of the Royal New Zealand Navy begins.
    • April 16 » An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
    • November 25 » New Zealand ratifies the Statute of Westminster and thus becomes independent of legislative control by the United Kingdom.
    • December 17 » First flight of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber.


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