Het Grote Driessen Boek » Maria Sebilla Driessen (1888-1987)
Personal data Maria Sebilla Driessen
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5- She was born on May 19, 1888 in Tegelen, Limburg, Netherlands.
- She died on August 3, 1987 in Tegelen, Limburg, Netherlands, she was 99 years old.
- A child of Hendrikus Hubertus Driessen and Gertrudis Rijvers
Household of Maria Sebilla Driessen
She is married to Joachim Hubertus Leenen.
They got married on May 14, 1917 at Tegelen, Limburg, Netherlands, she was 28 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday May 19, 1888
- The temperature on May 19, 1888 was about 28.1 °C. The air pressure was 31 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 32%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- May 16 » Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.
- June 15 » Crown Prince Wilhelm becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II; he will be the last Emperor of the German Empire. Due to the death of his predecessors Wilhelm I and Frederick III, 1888 is the Year of the Three Emperors.
- June 29 » George Edward Gouraud records Handel's Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the oldest known recording of music.
- September 8 » In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
- October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
- October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
Day of marriage May 14, 1917
- The temperature on May 14, 1917 was between 13.0 °C and 24.3 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
- June 4 » The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World.
- October 4 » World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
- November 25 » World War I: German forces defeat Portuguese army of about 1,200 at Negomano on the border of modern-day Mozambique and Tanzania.
- December 6 » World War I: USSJacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine SMU-53.
Day of death August 3, 1987
- The temperature on August 3, 1987 was between 8.9 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1987: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 14.6 million citizens.
- January 4 » The Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train en route to Boston from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, United States, killing 16 people.
- May 5 » Iran–Contra affair: Start of Congressional televised hearings in the United States of America
- May 9 » LOT Flight 5055 Tadeusz Kościuszko crashes after takeoff in Warsaw, Poland, killing all 183 people on board.
- June 8 » New Zealand's Labour government establishes a national nuclear-free zone under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987.
- June 11 » Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng and Bernie Grant are elected as the first black MPs in Great Britain.
- September 16 » The Montreal Protocol is signed to protect the ozone layer from depletion.
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Roger Driessen, "Het Grote Driessen Boek", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/het-grote-driessen-boek/R14137.php : accessed May 15, 2024), "Maria Sebilla Driessen (1888-1987)".