Dreyer Tree » Balthasar Johannes Erasmus (1863-1946)
Personal data Balthasar Johannes Erasmus
- He was born on April 12, 1863 in Dasfontein, Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa.
- He died on April 30, 1946 in Reitzburg, Vredefort, Orange Free State, South Africa, he was 83 years old.
- A child of Balthasar Johannes Erasmus and Aletta Johanna Catarina Olivier
Household of Balthasar Johannes Erasmus
He is married to Anna Maria Elizabeth Catharina Dreyer.
They got married on January 29, 1883 at Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa, he was 19 years old.
Child(ren):
- Christiaan Lourens Erasmus 1889-1919
- Balthasar Johannes Erasmus 1890-1919
- Johanna Sophia Catharina Erasmus 1897-????
- Susanna Johanna Erasmus 1899-????
- Maria Elizabeth Catharina Erasmus 1903-1994
- Maria Magdalena Erasmus 1905-1915
- Gerhardus Cornelius Erasmus 1908-1914
- Thomas Frederick Erasmus 1911-1980
- Daniel Jacobus Erasmus 1913-1988
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Historical events
Birthday April 12, 1863
- The temperature on April 12, 1863 was about 13.0 °C. The air pressure was 2.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 40%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- May 12 » American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps turn the left wing of Confederate General John C. Pemberton's defensive line on Fourteen Mile Creek, opening up the interior of Mississippi to the Union Army during the Vicksburg Campaign.
- July 4 » American Civil War: Siege of Vicksburg: Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to U.S. forces under Ulysses S. Grant after 47 days of siege. One hundred fifty miles up the Mississippi River, a Confederate army is repulsed at the Battle of Helena, Arkansas.
- July 18 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner: One of the first formal African American military units, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, supported by several white regiments, attempts an unsuccessful assault on Confederate-held Battery Wagner.
- November 17 » American Civil War: Siege of Knoxville begins: Confederate forces led by General James Longstreet place Knoxville, Tennessee, under siege.
- November 23 » American Civil War: Battle of Chattanooga begins: Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant reinforce troops at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and counter-attack Confederate troops.
- November 24 » American Civil War: Battle of Lookout Mountain: Near Chattanooga, Tennessee, Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant capture Lookout Mountain and begin to break the Confederate siege of the city led by General Braxton Bragg.
Day of marriage January 29, 1883
- The temperature on January 29, 1883 was about 8.6 °C. There was 7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 23 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- 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 year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 23 » Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an anti-trust law.
- May 20 » Krakatoa begins to erupt; the volcano explodes three months later, killing more than 36,000 people.
- June 16 » The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England, kills 183 children.
- October 4 » First meeting of the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow, Scotland.
- October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
- October 22 » The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.
Day of death April 30, 1946
- The temperature on April 30, 1946 was between 3.7 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
- January 10 » The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals.
- January 22 » Creation of the Central Intelligence Group, forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency.
- March 9 » Bolton Wanderers stadium disaster at Burnden Park, Bolton, England, kills 33 and injures hundreds more.
- May 4 » In San Francisco Bay, U.S. Marines from the nearby Treasure Island Naval Base stop a two-day riot at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Five people are killed in the riot.
- December 21 » An 8.1 Mw earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Nankaidō, Japan, kills over 1,300 people and destroys over 38,000 homes.
- December 31 » President Harry S. Truman officially proclaims the end of hostilities in World War II.
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- 1936 » A. E. Housman, English poet and scholar (b. 1859)
- 1939 » Frank Haller, American boxer (b. 1883)
- 1943 » Beatrice Webb, English sociologist and economist (b. 1858)
- 1943 » Otto Jespersen, Danish linguist and academic (b. 1860)
- 1953 » Jacob Linzbach, Estonian linguist and author (b. 1874)
- 1956 » Alben W. Barkley, American lawyer and politician, 35th Vice President of the United States (b. 1877)
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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/I11011.php : accessed February 5, 2026), "Balthasar Johannes Erasmus (1863-1946)".
Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I11011.php : accessed February 5, 2026), "Balthasar Johannes Erasmus (1863-1946)".