Dreyer Tree » Roland James Williams (1868-1916)

Personal data Roland James Williams 

  • He was born in the year 1868.
  • He died on February 25, 1916 in Happy Valley, Cathcart, he was 48 years old.

Household of Roland James Williams

He is married to Dorathea Magdalen Dreyer.

They got married on October 6, 1908 at Bethlehem, Free State, South Africa, he was 40 years old.

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Historical events

Day of death February 25, 1916

  • The temperature on February 25, 1916 was between -2.5 °C and 0.3 °C and averaged -1.3 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
    • February 25 » In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight.
    • March 9 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against the border town of Columbus, New Mexico.
    • April 29 » World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
    • August 27 » World War I: The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering the war as one of the Allied nations.
    • September 11 » The Quebec Bridge's central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge previously collapsed completely on August 29, 1907.
    • November 7 » Woodrow Wilson is reelected as President of the United States.


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