Dreyer Tree » Willem Hendrik Frederik (Willem Hendrik Frederik) Dreyer (1861-1941)
Personal data Willem Hendrik Frederik (Willem Hendrik Frederik) Dreyer
- First name Willem Hendrik Frederik.
- He was born on April 29, 1861 in Rustenberg, Transvaal, South Africa.
- He died on April 4, 1941 in Riviersdal Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 79 years old.
- A child of Willem Hendrik Frederik Dreyer and Getruida Magdalena Liebenberg
Household of Willem Hendrik Frederik (Willem Hendrik Frederik) Dreyer
(1) He is married to Catharina Beatrice du Preez.
They got married on August 14, 1886 at Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 25 years old.
Child(ren):
- Dorathea Maria Elizabeth Dreyer 1880-????
- Willem Hendrik Frederik Dreyer 1890-1945
(2) He is married to Elsje Francina Malan.
They got married on July 17, 1917 at Doornpoort, Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 56 years old.
Child(ren):
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Historical events
Birthday April 29, 1861
- The temperature on April 29, 1861 was about 7.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. 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 February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- March 17 » The Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed.
- April 17 » The state of Virginia's secession convention votes to secede from the United States, later becoming the eighth state to join the Confederate States of America.
- June 3 » American Civil War: Battle of Philippi (also called the Philippi Races): Union forces rout Confederate troops in Barbour County, Virginia, now West Virginia.
- August 5 » American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US$800; rescinded in 1872).
- August 19 » First ascent of Weisshorn, fifth highest summit in the Alps.
- August 29 » American Civil War: The Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries gives Federal forces control of Pamlico Sound.
Day of marriage July 17, 1917
- The temperature on July 17, 1917 was between 9.9 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 11.6 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- June 5 » World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".
- July 6 » World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt.
- July 27 » World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.
- July 31 » World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
- December 6 » Finland declares independence from Soviet Russia.
- December 9 » World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem, Palestine.
Day of death April 4, 1941
- The temperature on April 4, 1941 was between 1.8 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
- January 29 » Alexandros Koryzis becomes Prime Minister of Greece upon the sudden death of his predecessor, dictator Ioannis Metaxas.
- March 2 » World War II: First German military units enter Bulgaria after it joins the Axis Pact.
- March 7 » Günther Prien and the crew of German submarine U-47, one of the most successful U-boats of World War II, disappear without a trace.
- May 10 » World War II: The House of Commons in London is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid.
- May 24 » World War II: In the Battle of the Atlantic, the German Battleship Bismarck sinks then-pride of the Royal Navy, HMSHood, killing all but three crewmen.
- December 26 » U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in the United States.
Same birth/death day
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- 1858 » Georgia Hopley, American journalist, temperance advocate, and the first woman prohibition agent († 1944)
- 1863 » Constantine P. Cavafy, Egyptian-Greek journalist and poet († 1933)
- 1863 » Maria Teresia Ledóchowska, Austrian nun and missionary († 1922)
- 1863 » William Randolph Hearst, American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst Corporation († 1951)
- 1872 » Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman and lawyer († 1930)
- 1931 » André Michelin, French businessman, co-founded the Michelin Tyre Company (b. 1853)
- 1932 » Wilhelm Ostwald, Latvian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853)
- 1933 » Elizabeth Bacon Custer, American author and educator (b. 1842)
- 1941 » Emine Nazikedâ Kadınefendi, the first wife and chief consort of Sultan Mehmed VI (b. 1866)
- 1944 » Morris H. Whitehouse, American architect (b. 1878)
- 1951 » George Albert Smith, American religious leader, 8th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1870)
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