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.
- January 19 » American Civil War: Georgia joins South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama in declaring secession from the United States.
- January 29 » Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state.
- July 16 » American Civil War: At the order of President Abraham Lincoln, Union troops begin a 25-mile march into Virginia for what will become the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle of the war.
- August 19 » First ascent of Weisshorn, fifth highest summit in the Alps.
- November 21 » American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin Secretary of War.
- November 28 » American Civil War: The Confederate States of America accept a rival state government's pronouncement that declares Missouri to be the 12th state of the Confederacy.
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.
- January 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
- March 26 » World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
- April 2 » World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
- June 11 » King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, abdicates under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens.
- June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
- October 13 » The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal.
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.
- 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.
- March 28 » World War II: Britain's Mediterranean Fleet sinks three heavy cruisers and two destroyers of Italy's Regia Marina.
- April 13 » A pact of neutrality between the USSR and Japan is signed.
- April 14 » World War II: German general Erwin Rommel attacks Tobruk.
- April 23 » World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht.
- May 30 » World War II: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb the Athenian Acropolis and tear down the German flag.
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- 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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