Dreyer Tree » Johanna Helena Sophia van Niekerk (1868-1950)

Personal data Johanna Helena Sophia van Niekerk 


Household of Johanna Helena Sophia van Niekerk

She is married to Willem Adriaan Dreyer.

They got married on April 9, 1894 at Harrismith, Orange Free State, South Africa, she was 25 years old.


Child(ren):

  4. Izak Daniel Dreyer  1898-1980 

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Historical events

Birthday November 9, 1868

  • The temperature on November 9, 1868 was about 4.8 °C. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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 June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 1 » The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Virginia.
    • March 5 » Mefistofele, an opera by Arrigo Boito, receives its premiere performance at La Scala.
    • April 11 » Former shōgun Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrenders Edo Castle to Imperial forces, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate.
    • August 18 » French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.
    • September 28 » The Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France.
    • November 30 » A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården.

Day of marriage April 9, 1894

  • The temperature on April 9, 1894 was about 14.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1894: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 7 » The Cripple Creek miner's strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado, United States.
    • March 25 » Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, departs Massillon, Ohio for Washington, D.C.
    • July 4 » The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole.
    • August 25 » Kitasato Shibasaburō discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings in The Lancet.
    • September 17 » Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.
    • November 1 » Buffalo Bill, 15 of his Indians, and Annie Oakley were filmed by Thomas Edison in his Black Maria Studio in West Orange, New Jersey.

Day of death November 22, 1950

  • The temperature on November 22, 1950 was between 2.4 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
    • June 29 » Korean War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman authorizes a sea blockade of Korea.
    • July 4 » Cold War: Radio Free Europe first broadcasts.
    • July 16 » Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
    • August 29 » Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there.
    • October 11 » CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
    • October 19 » China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.


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About the surname Van Niekerk


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