Family tree Weening » Sjoukje van der Leest (1899-1956)
Personal data Sjoukje van der Leest
- She was born on September 18, 1899 in Suameer, gem. Tietjerksteradeel (Fr).Source 1
- She died on September 17, 1956 in -, she was 56 years old.Source 2
- She is buried in Dokkum (Fr).
- A child of Anne Geerts van der Leest and Aaltje de Jong
- This information was last updated on February 20, 2023.
Household of Sjoukje van der Leest
She is married to Tjerk Jonker.
They got married on May 16, 1924 at Smallingerland (Fr), she was 24 years old.Source 3
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1899, Tietjerksteradeel
https://graftombe.nl/names/info/9935/leest
Huwelijksregister 1924, Smallingerland
Historical events
Birthday September 18, 1899
- The temperature on September 18, 1899 was about 15.1 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 19 » Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed.
- March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
- May 30 » Pearl Hart, a female outlaw of the Old West, robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona.
- June 7 » American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas.
- September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
- November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
Day of marriage May 16, 1924
- The temperature on May 16, 1924 was between 6.7 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 1924: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
- February 8 » Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.
- March 25 » On the anniversary of Greek Independence, Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the Second Hellenic Republic.
- April 1 » The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
- April 15 » Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas.
- December 19 » German serial killer Fritz Haarmann is sentenced to death for a series of murders.
- December 19 » The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England.
Day of death September 17, 1956
- The temperature on September 17, 1956 was between 5.9 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
- January 26 » Soviet Union cedes Porkkala back to Finland.
- July 25 » Forty-five miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner SSAndrea Doria collides with the MSStockholm in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51.
- July 26 » Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, sparking international condemnation.
- November 1 » Hungarian Revolution: Imre Nagy announces Hungary's neutrality and withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact. Soviet troops begin to re-enter Hungary, contrary to assurances by the Soviet government. János Kádár and Ferenc Münnich secretly defect to the Soviets.
- December 6 » A violent water polo match between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, against the backdrop of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
- December 12 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to United Nations is adopted.
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