Database Schaap » Leonard "Ben" Flipse (1865-1948)

Personal data Leonard "Ben" Flipse 

  • Nickname is Ben.
  • He was born on October 4, 1865 in Wisconsin, USA, Verenigde Staten.
  • He died on August 8, 1948, he was 82 years old.
  • This information was last updated on March 10, 2016.

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Household of Leonard "Ben" Flipse

He is married to Aartje Marie Schaap.

They got married on February 18, 1891 at Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten, he was 25 years old.

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Historical events

  • The temperature on October 4, 1865 was about 12.6 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 1 » President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
    • April 12 » American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, falls to the Union Army.
    • April 14 » U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and his family are attacked at home by Lewis Powell.
    • November 26 » Battle of Papudo: A Spanish navy schooner is defeated by a Chilean corvette north of Valparaíso, Chile.
    • December 17 » First performance of the Unfinished Symphony by Franz Schubert.
    • December 18 » US Secretary of State William Seward proclaims the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, prohibiting slavery throughout the USA.
  • The temperature on August 8, 1948 was between 15.5 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
    • January 1 » The British railway network is nationalized to form British Railways.
    • May 20 » Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek wins the 1948 Republic of China presidential election and is sworn in as the first President of the Republic of China at Nanjing.
    • May 23 » Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel.
    • 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.
    • September 14 » The Indian Army captures the city of Aurangabad as part of Operation Polo.
    • September 15 » The F-86 Sabre sets the world aircraft speed record at 671 miles per hour (1,080km/h).


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