Dreyer Tree » Willem Hendrik Frederik (Willem Hendrik Frederik) Dreyer (1861-1941)

Personal data Willem Hendrik Frederik (Willem Hendrik Frederik) Dreyer 


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):

  1. Maria Elizabeth Dreyer  1896-1959 


(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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  • 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 9 » Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War.
    • June 10 » American Civil War: Battle of Big Bethel: Confederate troops under John B. Magruder defeat a much larger Union force led by General Ebenezer W. Pierce in Virginia.
    • 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.
    • July 21 » American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run: At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war begins and ends in a victory for the Confederate army.
    • July 25 » American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Crittenden–Johnson Resolution, stating that the war is being fought to preserve the Union and not to end slavery.
    • December 21 » Medal of Honor: Public Resolution 82, containing a provision for a Navy Medal of Valor, is signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln.
  • 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.
    • March 4 » Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first female member of the United States House of Representatives.
    • May 21 » The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of the British Empire's military forces.
    • August 6 » World War I: Battle of Mărășești between the Romanian and German armies begins.
    • October 15 » World War I: Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by France for espionage.
    • November 8 » The first Council of People's Commissars is formed, including Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.
    • November 26 » The Manchester Guardian publishes the 1916 secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between the United Kingdom and France.
  • 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 5 » 37-year-old pilot Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia, disappears after bailing out of her plane over the River Thames, and is presumed dead.
    • February 23 » Plutonium is first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg.
    • April 13 » A pact of neutrality between the USSR and Japan is signed.
    • April 27 » World War II: German troops enter Athens.
    • May 8 » World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches a bombing raid on Nottingham and Derby.
    • December 23 » World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island.


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