Dreyer Tree » Johanna Petronella Buys (1877-1950)

Personal data Johanna Petronella Buys 


Household of Johanna Petronella Buys

She is married to Hercules Albertus Dreyer.

They got married on January 5, 1903 at Weenen, Natal, South Africa, she was 25 years old.


Child(ren):

  3. Alida Aletta Dreyer  1910-2004
  5. Fredrick Dreyer  1912-1978
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Historical events

Birthday September 30, 1877

  • The temperature on September 30, 1877 was about 10.2 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • 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 1877: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 20 » Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake receives its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
    • April 12 » The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
    • April 24 » Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.
    • May 9 » A magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Peru kills 2,541, including some as far away as Hawaii and Japan.
    • September 24 » The Battle of Shiroyama is a decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion.
    • November 29 » Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.

Day of marriage January 5, 1903

  • The temperature on January 5, 1903 was between 4.1 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 7.7 °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 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
    • April 29 » A landslide kills 70 people in Frank, in the District of Alberta, Canada.
    • August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
    • September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
    • October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
    • December 17 » The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Day of death August 28, 1950

  • The temperature on August 28, 1950 was between 12.3 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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)
  • 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 1950: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
    • May 29 » The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    • June 1 » The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America.
    • June 27 » The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
    • July 20 » Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs.
    • October 9 » The Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre in Korea begins.
    • October 19 » China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.


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