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 4 » American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from six break-away U.S. states meet and form the Confederate States of America.
- February 11 » American Civil War: The United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.
- March 3 » Alexander II of Russia signs the Emancipation Manifesto, freeing serfs.
- April 6 » First performance of Arthur Sullivan's debut success, his suite of incidental music for The Tempest, leading to a career that included the famous Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
- April 13 » American Civil War: Fort Sumter surrenders to Confederate forces.
- May 29 » The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce is founded, in Hong Kong.
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 22 » World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
- February 23 » First demonstrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The beginning of the February Revolution (March 8 in the Gregorian calendar).
- March 25 » The Georgian Orthodox Church restores its autocephaly abolished by Imperial Russia in 1811.
- June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
- July 27 » World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.
- 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.
- May 6 » At California's March Field, Bob Hope performs his first USO show.
- May 30 » World War II: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb the Athenian Acropolis and tear down the German flag.
- July 31 » World War II: The Battle of Smolensk concludes with Germany capturing about 300,000 Soviet Red Army prisoners.
- August 29 » World War II: Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is occupied by Nazi Germany following an occupation by the Soviet Union.
- September 27 » The Greek National Liberation Front is established with Georgios Siantos as acting leader.
- October 29 » The Holocaust: In the Kaunas Ghetto, over 10,000 Jews are shot by German occupiers at the Ninth Fort, a massacre known as the "Great Action".
Same birth/death day
- 1854 » Henri Poincaré, French mathematician, physicist, and engineer († 1912)
- 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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