Dreyer Tree » Christoffel Johannes Dreyer (1896-1986)
Personal data Christoffel Johannes Dreyer
- He was born on December 26, 1896 in Kliprivier, Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
- He died on August 24, 1986 in Cape Town, South Africa, he was 89 years old.
- A child of Hercules Albertus Dreyer and Lucia Maria Prinsloo
Household of Christoffel Johannes Dreyer
He is married to Elizabeth Jacomina Brandt.
They got married on October 1, 1921 at Dundee Natal South Africa, he was 24 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday December 26, 1896
- The temperature on December 26, 1896 was about 1.0 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 1 » Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
- March 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- April 15 » Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece.
- May 18 » Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field in Moscow during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II results in the deaths of 1,389 people.
- September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
Day of marriage October 1, 1921
- The temperature on October 1, 1921 was between 3.7 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
- March 15 » Talaat Pasha, former Grand Vizir of the Ottoman Empire and chief architect of the Armenian Genocide is assassinated in Berlin by a 23-year-old Armenian, Soghomon Tehlirian.
- March 18 » The second Peace of Riga is signed between Poland and the Soviet Union.
- March 21 » The New Economic Policy is implemented by the Bolshevik Party in response to the economic failure as a result of war communism.
- May 31 » The Tulsa race massacre kills at least 39, but other estimates of black fatalities vary from 55 to about 300.
- June 20 » Workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Chennai, India, begin a four-month strike.
- July 23 » The Communist Party of China (CPC) is established at the founding National Congress.
Day of death August 24, 1986
- The temperature on August 24, 1986 was between 7.5 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (51%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- 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 1986: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
- February 9 » Halley's Comet last appeared in the inner Solar System.
- April 29 » Chernobyl disaster: American and European spy satellites capture the ruins of the 4th Reactor at the Chernobyl Power Plant.
- May 19 » The Firearm Owners Protection Act is signed into law by U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
- September 28 » The Democratic Progressive Party becomes the first opposition party in Taiwan.
- October 9 » The Phantom of the Opera, eventually the second longest running musical in London, opens at Her Majesty's Theatre.
- November 6 » Sumburgh disaster: A British International Helicopters Boeing 234LR Chinook crashes 2⁄2 miles east of Sumburgh Airport killing 45 people. It is the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record.
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The Dreyer Tree publication was prepared by Hendrik Dreyer.
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I10957.php : accessed February 5, 2026), "Christoffel Johannes Dreyer (1896-1986)".
Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I10957.php : accessed February 5, 2026), "Christoffel Johannes Dreyer (1896-1986)".