Dreyer Tree » Gertruida Magdalena Senekal (1852-1924)
Personal data Gertruida Magdalena Senekal
- She was born on May 25, 1852 in Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa.
- She died on August 12, 1924 in Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa, she was 72 years old.
- A child of Frederik Petrus Senekal and Martha Magdalena
Household of Gertruida Magdalena Senekal
She is married to Johannes Gerhardus Dreyer.
They got married on April 5, 1869 at Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa, she was 16 years old.
Child(ren):
- Christina Lourens Dreyer 1882-????
- Thomas Frederick Dreyer 1884-1954
- Christina Johanna Dreyer 1886-????
- Susanna Elizabeth Dreyer 1891-????
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Historical events
Birthday May 25, 1852
- The temperature on May 25, 1852 was about 12.9 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1852: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- January 17 » The United Kingdom signs the Sand River Convention with the South African Republic.
- August 21 » Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.
- September 19 » Annibale de Gasparis discovers the asteroid Massalia from the north dome of the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte.
- October 11 » The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.
- November 4 » Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, becomes the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expands to become Italy.
- December 2 » Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of the French as Napoleon III.
Day of marriage April 5, 1869
- The temperature on April 5, 1869 was about 12.6 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 51%. 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 1869: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- March 6 » Dmitri Mendeleev presents the first periodic table to the Russian Chemical Society.
- July 10 » Gävle, Sweden, is largely destroyed in a fire; 80% of its 10,000 residents are left homeless.
- July 25 » The Japanese daimyōs begin returning their land holdings to the emperor as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms. (Traditional Japanese Date: June 17, 1869).
- August 2 » Japan's Edo society class system is abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms.
- October 5 » The Saxby Gale devastates the Bay of Fundy region in Canada.
- November 17 » In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.
Day of death August 12, 1924
- The temperature on August 12, 1924 was between 11.1 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
- February 12 » George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music", in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.
- March 16 » In accordance with the Treaty of Rome, Fiume becomes annexed as part of Italy.
- March 25 » On the anniversary of Greek Independence, Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the Second Hellenic Republic.
- April 1 » Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years imprisonment for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail.
- September 9 » Hanapepe massacre occurs on Kauai, Hawaii.
- September 28 » The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.
Same birth/death day
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- 1848 » Johann Baptist Singenberger, Swiss composer, educator, and publisher († 1924)
- 1852 » William Muldoon, American wrestler and trainer († 1933)
- 1856 » Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, Algerian-French general († 1942)
- 1860 » James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist and academic († 1944)
- 1865 » John Mott, American evangelist and saint, Nobel Prize laureate († 1955)
- 1914 » John Philip Holland, Irish engineer, designed HMSHolland 1 (b. 1840)
- 1918 » William Thompson, American archer (b. 1848)
- 1921 » Pyotr Boborykin, Russian playwright and journalist (b. 1836)
- 1922 » Arthur Griffith, Irish journalist and politician, 3rd President of Dáil Éireann (b. 1871)
- 1924 » Sándor Bródy, Hungarian journalist and author (b. 1863)
- 1928 » Leoš Janáček, Czech composer and educator (b. 1854)
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I12741.php : accessed January 24, 2026), "Gertruida Magdalena Senekal (1852-1924)".