Dreyer Tree » Adrian Albertus Dreyer (1896-1917)
Personal data Adrian Albertus Dreyer
- He was born on December 14, 1896 in Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa.
- He died on April 19, 1917 in Gesneuweld op't slagveld in Europa (tweede Wereldoorlog), he was 20 years old.
- A child of Petrus Adriaan Dreyer and Maria Johanna van Staden
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Historical events
Birthday December 14, 1896
- The temperature on December 14, 1896 was about 2.7 °C. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- April 6 » In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
- May 26 » Nicholas II becomes the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.
- May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
- August 30 » Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
- December 30 » Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.
Day of death April 19, 1917
- The temperature on April 19, 1917 was between -1.3 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 2 » The enactment of the Jones–Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
- March 15 » Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
- August 6 » World War I: Battle of Mărășești between the Romanian and German armies begins.
- December 6 » Halifax Explosion: A munitions explosion near Halifax, Nova Scotia kills more than 1,900 people in the largest artificial explosion up to that time.
- December 11 » World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law.
- December 20 » Cheka, the first Soviet secret police force, is founded.
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- 1906 » Pierre Curie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
- 1909 » Signe Rink, Greenland-born Danish writer and ethnologist (b. 1836)
- 1914 » Charles Sanders Peirce, American mathematician and philosopher (b. 1839)
- 1915 » Thomas Playford II, English-Australian politician, 17th Premier of South Australia (b. 1837)
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