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Personal data Willem Adriaan Dreyer 


Household of Willem Adriaan Dreyer

(1) He is married to Martha Elizabeth Clingen.

They got married on June 5, 1930 at Brakpan, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 24 years old.


(2) He is married to Elizabeth Anna Maria Jansen van Vuuren.

They got married on August 3, 1928 at Brakpan, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 22 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Adriaan Dreyer

Petrus Adriaan Dreyer
1846-1930
Maria Johanna van Staden
1853-1939

Willem Adriaan Dreyer
1906-1986

(1) 1930

Martha Elizabeth Clingen
1908-????

(2) 1928

Elizabeth Anna Maria Jansen van Vuuren
1911-????


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    Historical events

    Birthday May 30, 1906

    • The temperature on May 30, 1906 was between 11.0 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
      • February 10 » HMSDreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII.
      • March 31 » The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later the National Collegiate Athletic Association) is established to set rules for college sports in the United States.
      • May 22 » The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine".
      • June 30 » The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
      • November 9 » Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.
      • December 24 » Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.

    Day of marriage August 3, 1928

    • The temperature on August 3, 1928 was between 6.3 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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.
      • September 17 » The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people.
      • September 18 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
      • September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
      • November 15 » The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.
      • December 13 » George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed.

    Day of death December 8, 1986

    • The temperature on December 8, 1986 was between 8.3 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (29%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1986: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
      • January 11 » The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia is officially opened.
      • April 25 » Mswati III is crowned King of Swaziland, succeeding his father Sobhuza II.
      • July 2 » Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile.
      • September 28 » The Democratic Progressive Party becomes the first opposition party in Taiwan.
      • November 25 » Iran–Contra affair: U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese announces that profits from covert weapons sales to Iran were illegally diverted to the anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
      • November 26 » The trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of committing war crimes as a guard at the Nazi Treblinka extermination camp, starts in Jerusalem.
    

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