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.
- February 1 » American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States.
- March 21 » Alexander Stephens gives the Cornerstone Speech.
- August 5 » The United States Army abolishes flogging.
- September 17 » Argentine Civil Wars: The State of Buenos Aires defeats the Argentine Confederation at the Battle of Pavón.
- November 7 » The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia.
- December 26 » American Civil War: The Trent Affair: Confederate diplomatic envoys James Murray Mason and John Slidell are freed by the United States government, thus heading off a possible war between the United States and the United Kingdom.
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.
- February 23 » First demonstrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The beginning of the February Revolution (March 8 in the Gregorian calendar).
- June 5 » World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".
- June 13 » World War I: The deadliest German air raid on London of the war is carried out by Gotha G.IV bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries.
- June 28 » World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers.
- July 12 » The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
- December 20 » Cheka, the first Soviet secret police force, is founded.
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.
- April 10 » World War II: The Axis powers establish the Independent State of Croatia.
- July 10 » Jedwabne pogrom: Massacre of Polish Jews living in and near the village of Jedwabne.
- September 3 » The Holocaust: Karl Fritzsch, deputy camp commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, experiments with the use of Zyklon B in the gassing of Soviet POWs.
- December 19 » World War II: Limpet mines placed by Italian divers heavily damage HMSValiant and HMSQueen Elizabeth in Alexandria harbour.
- December 24 » World War II: Kuching is conquered by Japanese forces.
- December 25 » Admiral Émile Muselier seizes the archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, which become the first part of France to be liberated by the Free French Forces.
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- 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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