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Household of Willem Leegsma

He is married to Aaltje Noordewier.

They got married on October 22, 1914 at Grijpskerk (Gr), he was 21 years old.Source 4

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1892, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1959, Dantumadeel
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/195310/leegsma
  4. Huwelijksregister Grijpskerk 1914

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Historical events

Birthday December 23, 1892

  • The temperature on December 23, 1892 was about -3.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. 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 August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1892: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 15 » James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.
    • April 15 » The General Electric Company is formed.
    • June 6 » The Chicago "L" elevated rail system begins operation.
    • June 11 » The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
    • September 22 » Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost.
    • October 12 » The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools.

Day of marriage October 22, 1914

  • The temperature on October 22, 1914 was between 7.3 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • August 27 » World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.
    • September 8 » World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war.
    • September 17 » Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
    • November 28 » World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading.
    • December 8 » World War I: A squadron of Britain's Royal Navy defeats the Imperial German East Asia Squadron in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.
    • December 23 » World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.

Day of death July 24, 1959

  • The temperature on July 24, 1959 was between 10.9 °C and 22.7 °C and averaged 17.7 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (70%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
    • January 3 » Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state.
    • February 28 » Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched but fails to achieve orbit.
    • May 4 » The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held.
    • October 2 » Rod Serling's anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS. The first episode is “Where Is Everybody?”
    • October 30 » Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crashes on approach to Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport in Albemarle County, Virginia, killing 26 of the 27 on board.
    • December 13 » Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus.


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