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.
- February 17 » The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
- March 26 » The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
- March 28 » The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
- March 29 » Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.
- June 10 » Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 US Marines in a naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea.
- December 26 » Thespis, the first Gilbert and Sullivan collaboration, debuts. It does modestly well, but the two would not collaborate again for four years and the score has been lost.
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.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- April 6 » In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
- April 15 » Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece.
- July 9 » William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
- August 17 » Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.
- November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
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 28 » United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish–American War.
- February 23 » The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
- June 2 » Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
- June 26 » The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.
- August 7 » Alice Huyler Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip, taking 59 days to travel from New York, New York to San Francisco, California.
- August 30 » Burgess Shale fossils are discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott.
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I12758.php : accessed February 1, 2026), "Lucas Willem Cornelius Dreyer (1871-1909)".