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Personal data Kmdt Theunis Frederik Jacobus Dreyer b5c1d3e12f1 


Household of Kmdt Theunis Frederik Jacobus Dreyer b5c1d3e12f1

He is married to Dirkje Cornelia Jacoba Breytenbach.

They got married on June 22, 1884 at Potchefstroom, he was 24 years old.


Child(ren):

  3. Jacob Johannes Dreyer  1889-1980 


Notes about Kmdt Theunis Frederik Jacobus Dreyer b5c1d3e12f1

Tydens die Anglo-Boereoorlog (1899-1902) was Theunis Frederick Jacobus DREYER (geb 1860) ‘n Boere-kommandant van die ZAR. Hy maak die beleg van Mafeking en verskeie ander gevegte aan die wesgrens mee as gewone burger in die Potchefstroom kommando. Toe Generaal Piet Cronje in Februaarie 1900 oorgee, is hy gelukkig genoeg om te ontvlug. Hy word genoem in die slag van Abrahamskraal. Na die besetting van Pretoria word hy veldkornet en daarna kommandant. Hy veg by Rustenburg, Klerksdorp en Potchefstroom. Na Augustus 1901 gaan hy saam met genl JC Smuts na Kaapland. Hy word op 28 September in die Suid-Vrystaat na ‘n geveg gevange geneem en na Indie gestuur. Vanaf 1920 tot 1924 was hy LV vir Losberg.

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    Historical events

    Birthday January 28, 1860

    • The temperature on January 28, 1860 was about 1.6 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
    • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
    • In the year 1860: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
      • February 27 » Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency.
      • April 9 » On his phonautograph machine, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville makes the oldest known recording of an audible human voice.
      • May 5 » Giuseppe Garibaldi sets sail from Genoa, leading the expedition of the Thousand to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and giving birth to the Kingdom of Italy.
      • June 23 » The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office.
      • September 20 » The future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom begins the first visit to North America by a Prince of Wales.
      • September 21 » Second Opium War: An Anglo-French force defeats Chinese troops at the Battle of Palikao.

    Day of marriage June 22, 1884

    • The temperature on June 22, 1884 was about 13.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1884: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • March 13 » The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885.
      • July 5 » Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
      • August 5 » The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.
      • October 13 » The International Meridian Conference establishes the meridian of the Greenwich Observatory as the prime meridian.
      • October 14 » George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film.
      • October 22 » The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.

    Day of death March 4, 1943

    • The temperature on March 4, 1943 was between -0.7 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
      • February 10 » World War II: Attempting to completely lift the Siege of Leningrad, the Soviet Red Army engages German troops and Spanish volunteers in the Battle of Krasny Bor.
      • February 18 » World War II: The Nazis arrest the members of the White Rose movement.
      • April 7 » The Holocaust in Ukraine: In Terebovlia, Germans order 1,100 Jews to undress and march through the city to the nearby village of Plebanivka, where they are shot and buried in ditches.
      • June 19 » The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL merge for one season due to player shortages caused by World War II.
      • July 12 » German and Soviet forces engage in one of the largest armored engagements of all time.
      • August 15 » World War II: Battle of Trahili: Superior German forces surround Cretan partisans, who manage to escape against all odds.
    

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