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Personal data Gerrit van Leeuwen 


Household of Gerrit van Leeuwen

He is married to Cornelia de Saunois.

They got married on September 18, 1940 at Delft, he was 39 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerrit van Leeuwen

Jacoba Kloot
1837-1925

Gerrit van Leeuwen
1901-1954

1940

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    Historical events

    • The temperature on September 3, 1901 was between 4.3 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (57%). 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 Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
      • January 1 » The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister.
      • January 22 » Edward VII is proclaimed King after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
      • July 4 » William Howard Taft becomes American governor of the Philippines.
      • September 6 » Leon Czolgosz, an unemployed anarchist, shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
      • October 12 » President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.
      • November 1 » Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male collegiate fraternity, is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, Virginia.
    • The temperature on September 18, 1940 was between 11.6 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
      • April 25 » Merkið, the flag of the Faroe Islands is approved by the British occupation government.
      • May 14 » World War II: Rotterdam, Netherlands is bombed by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany despite a ceasefire, killing about 900 people and destroying the historic city center.
      • May 15 » Richard and Maurice McDonald open the first McDonald's restaurant.
      • May 17 » World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium.
      • June 14 » World War II: The German occupation of Paris begins.
      • August 18 » World War II: The Hardest Day air battle, part of the Battle of Britain. At that point, the largest aerial engagement in history with heavy losses sustained on both sides.
    • The temperature on February 18, 1954 was between -0.9 °C and 2.7 °C and averaged 0.3 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 5.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
      • April 22 » Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins.
      • April 25 » The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.
      • August 10 » At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.
      • August 23 » First flight of the Lockheed C-130 multi-role aircraft.
      • September 8 » The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established.
      • November 22 » The Humane Society of the United States is founded.
    

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    Robert de Rooij, "Family tree de Rooij", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom_de_rooij/I19082.php : accessed February 7, 2026), "Gerrit van Leeuwen (1901-1954)".