Dreyer Tree » Petrus Johannes Dreyer (1896-1957)

Personal data Petrus Johannes Dreyer 


Household of Petrus Johannes Dreyer

He is married to Helena Barendina de Wit.

They got married on February 29, 1928 at Durban, Natal, South Africa, he was 31 years old.


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    Historical events

    Birthday October 7, 1896

    • The temperature on October 7, 1896 was about 10.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • March 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
      • June 4 » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
      • September 21 » Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola.
      • November 17 » The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
      • December 17 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Schenley Park Casino, which was the first multi-purpose arena with the technology to create an artificial ice surface in North America, is destroyed in a fire.
      • December 30 » Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.

    Day of marriage February 29, 1928

    • The temperature on February 29, 1928 was between 0.6 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
      • May 3 » The Jinan incident begins with the deaths of twelve Japanese civilians by Chinese forces in Jinan, China, which leads to Japanese retaliation and the deaths of over 2,000 Chinese civilians in the following days.
      • June 4 » The President of the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin, is assassinated by Japanese agents.
      • September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
      • October 10 » Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
      • November 12 » SSVestris sinks approximately 200 miles (320km) off Hampton Roads, Virginia, killing at least 110 passengers, mostly women and children who die after the vessel is abandoned.
      • November 15 » The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.

    Day of death August 16, 1957

    • The temperature on August 16, 1957 was between 12.7 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 19.6 mm of rain during 9.1 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
      • January 11 » The African Convention is founded in Dakar, Senegal.
      • March 25 » United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" on obscenity grounds.
      • April 10 » The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
      • July 6 » John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles.
      • August 31 » The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
      • September 5 » Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista bombs the revolt in Cienfuegos.
    

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    • 1894 » Del Lord, Canadian-American actor and director († 1970)
    • 1895 » Maurice Grevisse, Belgian linguist and author († 1980)
    • 1896 » Paulino Alcántara, Spanish Filipino football player and manager († 1964)
    • 1897 » Elijah Muhammad, American religious leader († 1975)
    • 1897 » Thakin Mya, Burmese lawyer and politician († 1947)

    Source: Wikipedia


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