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Personal data Matthijs van Leeuwen 


Household of Matthijs van Leeuwen

He is married to Anthonia de Graaf.

They got married on November 28, 1902 at Baarn, he was 24 years old.


Child(ren):

  3. Dirkje van Leeuwen  1908-1991


Notes about Matthijs van Leeuwen

Bijnaam Rooie Thijs. Had géén rood haar, maar zijn bijnaam verwijst naar zijn politieke voorkeur. Was één van de eerste leden van de SDAP in Baarn. Zijn liefste wens om gemeenteraadslid te worden is nooit in vervulling gegaan. Bron Baerne 1 - maart 1989.

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Historical events

Birthday May 23, 1878

  • The temperature on May 23, 1878 was about 10.8 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 9 » Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
    • February 18 » John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
    • March 15 » Restoration of the Scottish Catholic hierarchy, broken off back in 1603.
    • June 15 » Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
    • October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.
    • December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.

Day of marriage November 28, 1902

  • The temperature on November 28, 1902 was between 1.8 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • April 20 » Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride.
    • May 17 » Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
    • May 31 » Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.
    • June 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
    • August 22 » Cadillac Motor Company is founded.
    • August 22 » Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.

Day of death February 9, 1948

  • The temperature on February 9, 1948 was between 7.0 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1948: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
    • April 3 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the Marshall Plan, authorizing $5billion in aid for 16 countries.
    • April 9 » Fighters from the Irgun and Lehi Zionist paramilitary groups attacked Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, killing over 100.
    • June 22 » The ship HMTEmpire Windrush brought the first group of 802 West Indian immigrants to Tilbury, marking the start of modern immigration to the United Kingdom.
    • July 12 » Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the expulsion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla.
    • September 15 » The F-86 Sabre sets the world aircraft speed record at 671 miles per hour (1,080km/h).
    • September 17 » The Nizam of Hyderabad surrenders his sovereignty over the Hyderabad State and joins the Indian Union.

Day of burial February 13, 1948

  • The temperature on February 13, 1948 was between -0.3 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1948: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
    • February 28 » Christiansborg Cross-Roads shooting in the Gold Coast, when a British police officer opens fire on a march of ex-servicemen, killing three of them and sparking major riots and looting in Accra.
    • April 1 » Faroe Islands gain autonomy from Denmark.
    • May 9 » Czechoslovakia's Ninth-of-May Constitution comes into effect.
    • June 16 » Members of the Malayan Communist Party kill three British plantation managers in Sungai Siput; in response, British Malaya declares a state of emergency.
    • June 18 » Columbia Records introduces the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
    • December 17 » The Finnish Security Police is established to remove communist leadership from its predecessor, the State Police.


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About the surname Van Leeuwen


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