Dreyer Tree » Ferdinand Alexander "Ferdie" (Ferdinand Alexander "Ferdie") Janse van Rensburg (1914-2005)

Personal data Ferdinand Alexander "Ferdie" (Ferdinand Alexander "Ferdie") Janse van Rensburg 

  • First name Ferdinand Alexander "Ferdie".
  • He was born on June 14, 1914 in Schweizer Reneke.
  • He died on October 25, 2005 in Bredell, dit Benoni, he was 91 years old.

Household of Ferdinand Alexander "Ferdie" (Ferdinand Alexander "Ferdie") Janse van Rensburg

He is married to Carolina Susanna (Kalie) Dreyer.

They got married

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Historical events

  • The temperature on June 14, 1914 was between 14.1 °C and 26.6 °C and averaged 19.6 °C. There was 12.6 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • May 29 » The Ocean liner RMSEmpress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives.
    • August 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
    • August 5 » World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SSPfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War.
    • August 20 » World War I: Brussels is captured during the German invasion of Belgium.
    • August 28 » World War I: German troops take the city of Namur in Belgium.
    • October 19 » First World War: The First Battle of Ypres begins.
  • The temperature on October 25, 2005 was between 13.4 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (17%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2005: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
    • February 20 » Spain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.
    • May 21 » The tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka opens at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey.
    • May 31 » Vanity Fair reveals that Mark Felt was "Deep Throat".
    • June 30 » MTV Canada is rebranded as Razer
    • July 22 » Jean Charles de Menezes is killed by police as the hunt begins for the London Bombers responsible for the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the 21 July 2005 London bombings.
    • December 5 » The 6.8 Mw  Lake Tanganyika earthquake shakes the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing six people.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1910 » Rudolf Kempe, German pianist and conductor († 1976)
  • 1913 » Joe Morris, English-Canadian lieutenant and trade union leader († 1996)
  • 1916 » Dorothy McGuire, American actress († 2001)
  • 1917 » Atle Selberg, Norwegian-American mathematician and academic († 2007)
  • 1917 » Gilbert Prouteau, French poet and director († 2012)
  • 1917 » Lise Nørgaard, Danish journalist, author, and screenwriter

Source: Wikipedia


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