Dreyer Tree » Johannes Arnoldus van Zyl (1840-1925)

Personal data Johannes Arnoldus van Zyl 


Household of Johannes Arnoldus van Zyl

He is married to Anna Francina Maria Dreyer.

They got married on August 24, 1868 at Kliphoek Namakwaland, Cape Province, South Africa, he was 27 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday October 16, 1840

  • The temperature on October 16, 1840 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: betrokken winderig regen. Source: KNMI
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    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 year 1840: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • January 13 » The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives.
    • February 6 » Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, establishing New Zealand as a British colony.
    • February 10 » Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom marries Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
    • May 6 » The Penny Black postage stamp becomes valid for use in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    • June 20 » Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph.
    • July 23 » The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.

Day of death March 1, 1925

  • The temperature on March 1, 1925 was between 0.4 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
    • February 28 » The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.
    • April 16 » During the Communist St Nedelya Church assault in Sofia, Bulgaria, 150 are killed and 500 are wounded.
    • May 15 » Al-Insaniyyah, the first Arabic communist newspaper, is founded.
    • July 21 » Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to exceed 150mph (241km/h) on land. At Pendine Sands in Wales, he drives Sunbeam 350HP built by Sunbeam at a two-way average speed of 150.33mph (242km/h).
    • September 8 » Rif War: Spanish forces including troops from the Foreign Legion under Colonel Francisco Franco landing at Al Hoceima, Morocco.
    • December 11 » Roman Catholic papal encyclical Quas primas introduces the Feast of Christ the King.


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