Dreyer Tree » Lucas Willem Cornelius Dreyer (1871-1909)
Personal data Lucas Willem Cornelius Dreyer
- He was born on August 1, 1871 in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa.
- He died on August 9, 1909 in Nooitgedact, Zoutpansberg Transvaal South Africa, he was 38 years old.
- A child of Christiaan Lourens Dreyer and Anna Maria Magrietha ." Magaretha" Engelbrecht
Household of Lucas Willem Cornelius Dreyer
He is married to Henriette Wilhelmina Klaase.
They got married on June 29, 1896 at Pietersburg, Soutpansberg, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika, he was 24 years old.
Child(ren):
- Gerhardus Jacobus Dreyer 1905-
Timeline Lucas Willem Cornelius Dreyer
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Historical events
Birthday August 1, 1871
- The temperature on August 1, 1871 was about 22.0 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. 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 Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- March 28 » The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
- May 21 » French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
- May 28 » The Paris Commune falls after two months.
- June 10 » Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 US Marines in a naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea.
- August 29 » Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).
- November 10 » Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, Dr David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, famously greeting him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?".
Day of marriage June 29, 1896
- The temperature on June 29, 1896 was about 16.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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.
- January 28 » Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8mph (13km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2mph (3.2km/h).
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
- June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
- July 28 » The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
- December 30 » Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
Day of death August 9, 1909
- The temperature on August 9, 1909 was between 15.3 °C and 26.5 °C and averaged 20.3 °C. There was 29.1 mm of rain. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
- January 16 » Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
- February 15 » The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
- February 23 » The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
- May 13 » The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.
- August 24 » Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal.
- December 10 » Selma Lagerlöf becomes the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I12758.php : accessed January 27, 2026), "Lucas Willem Cornelius Dreyer (1871-1909)".