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Personal data Johannes Gerhardus Dreyer 


Household of Johannes Gerhardus Dreyer

(1) He is married to Maria Susanna Willemina Bouwer.

They got married on April 29, 1891 at Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa, he was 21 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Johanna Maria Dreyer  1904-1987 
  2. Louis Botha Dreyer  1915-1983 


(2) He is married to Isabella Susanna Pieterse.

They got married on June 27, 1952 at Parys, Orange Free State, South Africa, he was 82 years old.

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  • The temperature on February 22, 1870 was about -0.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 27 » The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships.
    • June 22 » The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress.
    • July 19 » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
    • August 6 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Wörth results in a decisive Prussian victory.
    • September 3 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.
    • October 7 » Franco-Prussian War: Léon Gambetta escapes the siege of Paris in a hot-air balloon.
  • The temperature on June 27, 1952 was between 6.6 °C and 23.6 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 14.2 hours of sunshine (85%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
    • February 15 » King George VI of the United Kingdom is buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
    • September 1 » The Old Man and the Sea, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Ernest Hemingway, is first published.
    • September 12 » Strange occurrences, including a monster sighting, take place in Flatwoods, West Virginia.
    • November 19 » Greek Field Marshal Alexander Papagos becomes the 152nd Prime Minister of Greece.
    • December 1 » The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgensen, the first notable case of sex reassignment surgery.
    • December 5 » Beginning of the Great Smog in London. A cold fog combines with air pollution and brings the city to a standstill for four days. Later, a Ministry of Health report estimates 4,000 fatalities as a result of it.
  • The temperature on October 27, 1957 was between 9.3 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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.
    • March 6 » Ghana becomes the first Sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the British.
    • June 9 » First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl.
    • September 2 » President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam becomes the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia.
    • October 4 » Sputnik 1 becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
    • October 10 » U.S. President Eisenhower apologizes to Ghanaian finance minister Gbedemah after he is refused service in a Delaware restaurant.
    • December 2 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 126 relating to Kashmir conflict is adopted.


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