Dreyer Tree » Anna Helena Elizabeth van der Merwe (1899-1946)

Personal data Anna Helena Elizabeth van der Merwe 


Household of Anna Helena Elizabeth van der Merwe

She is married to Johannes Augustinus 'Ockie" Dreyer.

They got married on September 10, 1918 at Edenville, Free State, South Afric, she was 18 years old.


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Birthday October 2, 1899

  • The temperature on October 2, 1899 was about 14.3 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 19 » Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed.
    • January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
    • May 8 » The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
    • October 11 » The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State.
    • December 2 » Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.
    • December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

Day of marriage September 10, 1918

  • The temperature on September 10, 1918 was between 10.3 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 7.1 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the 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 Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
    • February 24 » Estonian Declaration of Independence.
    • May 16 » The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government during wartime an imprisonable offense. It will be repealed less than two years later.
    • August 17 » Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated.
    • October 1 » World War I: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force captures Damascus.
    • November 11 » Józef Piłsudski assumes supreme military power in Poland - symbolic first day of Polish independence.
    • December 14 » Portuguese President Sidónio Pais is assassinated.

Day of death June 10, 1946

  • The temperature on June 10, 1946 was between 10.2 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 10.8 mm of rain during 4.7 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
    • January 19 » General Douglas MacArthur establishes the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo to try Japanese war criminals.
    • March 11 » Rudolf Höss, the first commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, is captured by British troops.
    • April 1 » The 8.6 Mw  Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands resulting in dozens of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii.
    • July 22 » King David Hotel bombing: A Zionist underground organisation, the Irgun, bombs the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, site of the civil administration and military headquarters for Mandatory Palestine, resulting in 91 deaths.
    • December 9 » The "Subsequent Nuremberg trials" begin with the "Doctors' trial", prosecuting physicians and officers alleged to be involved in Nazi human experimentation and mass murder under the guise of euthanasia.
    • December 20 » The popular Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life is first released in New York City.


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About the surname Van der Merwe


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