Dreyer Tree » Martha Catharina Stoffelina Dreyer (1876-1964)
Personal data Martha Catharina Stoffelina Dreyer
- She was born on September 5, 1876 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- She died on May 5, 1964 in Ermelo, Transvaal, South Africa, she was 87 years old.
- A child of Lucas Ignatius Dreyer
Household of Martha Catharina Stoffelina Dreyer
She is married to Gert van der Merwe.
They got married on March 25, 1896 at Wakkerstroom, Transvaal, South Africa, she was 19 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday September 5, 1876
- The temperature on September 5, 1876 was about 21.3 °C. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 2 » The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
- March 10 » The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell.
- April 17 » Catalpa rescue: The rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia.
- April 22 » The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of Major League Baseball.
- November 23 » Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.
- December 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
Day of marriage March 25, 1896
- The temperature on March 25, 1896 was about 12.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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 1 » Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
- March 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
- May 26 » Nicholas II becomes the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.
- June 2 » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
- August 27 » Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
- December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
Day of death May 5, 1964
- The temperature on May 5, 1964 was between 8.3 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (57%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
- January 12 » Rebels in Zanzibar begin a revolt known as the Zanzibar Revolution and proclaim a republic.
- February 17 » Gabonese president Léon M'ba is toppled by a coup and his rival, Jean-Hilaire Aubame, is installed in his place.
- March 20 » The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organisation) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.
- June 12 » Anti-apartheid activist and ANC leader Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in South Africa.
- August 4 » Civil rights movement: Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney are found dead in Mississippi after disappearing on June 21.
- November 3 » Lyndon B. Johnson is elected to a full term as U.S. president, winning 61% of the vote and 44 states, while Washington D.C. residents are able to vote in a presidential election for the first time, casting the majority of their votes for Lyndon Johnson.
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- 1874 » Nap Lajoie, American baseball player and manager († 1959)
- 1876 » Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal († 1956)
- 1880 » José María of Manila, Spanish-Filipino priest and martyr († 1936)
- 1957 » Leopold Löwenheim, German mathematician and logician (b. 1878)
- 1959 » Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentinian academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1878)
- 1962 » Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer (b. 1889)
- 1965 » John Waters, American director and screenwriter (b. 1893)
- 1965 » Nikos Gounaris, Greek tenor and composer (b. 1915)
- 1971 » Violet Jessop, Argentinean-English nurse (b. 1887)
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The Dreyer Tree publication was prepared by Hendrik Dreyer.
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I12156.php : accessed February 7, 2026), "Martha Catharina Stoffelina Dreyer (1876-1964)".
Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I12156.php : accessed February 7, 2026), "Martha Catharina Stoffelina Dreyer (1876-1964)".