Family tree Weening » Wytze van der Leest (1896-1969)
Personal data Wytze van der Leest
- He was born on May 3, 1896 in Suameer, gem. Tietjerksteradeel (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: zuivelarbeider.
- He died on July 8, 1969, he was 73 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Bergum, gem. Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland.
- A child of Anne Geerts van der Leest and Aaltje de Jong
- This information was last updated on July 29, 2024.
Household of Wytze van der Leest
He is married to Gertje van der Heide.
They got married on August 21, 1920 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 24 years old.Source 3
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1896, Tietjerksteradeel
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/650751/leest_van_der
Huwelijksregister 1920, Tietjerksteradeel
Historical events
Birthday May 3, 1896
- The temperature on May 3, 1896 was about 12.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 18 » Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field in Moscow during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II results in the deaths of 1,389 people.
- May 26 » Nicholas II becomes the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.
- June 2 » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
- June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
- September 21 » Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola.
Day of marriage August 21, 1920
- The temperature on August 21, 1920 was between 8.9 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 15.4 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). 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 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 1920: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
- February 10 » Józef Haller de Hallenburg performs symbolic wedding of Poland to the sea, celebrating restitution of Polish access to open sea.
- February 24 » The Nazi Party (NSDAP) was founded by Adolf Hitler in the Hofbräuhaus beer hall in Munich, Germany
- February 29 » Czechoslovak National Assembly adopts the Constitution.
- May 2 » The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis.
- May 3 » A Bolshevik coup fails in the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
- November 12 » Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes sign the Treaty of Rapallo.
Day of death July 8, 1969
- The temperature on July 8, 1969 was between 8.8 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 10.5 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1969: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
- January 30 » The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.
- March 18 » The United States begins secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam.
- June 23 » Warren E. Burger is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren.
- November 12 » Vietnam War: Independent investigative journalist Seymour Hersh breaks the story of the My Lai Massacre.
- November 14 » Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 12, the second crewed mission to the surface of the Moon.
- November 20 » Vietnam War: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) publishes explicit photographs of dead villagers from the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam.
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