Dreyer Tree » Cornelia Catharina Jacoba Opperman (1862-1944)
Personal data Cornelia Catharina Jacoba Opperman
- She was born on August 6, 1862 in Wakkerstroom, Transvaal, South Africa.
- She died on May 19, 1944 in Lydenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, she was 81 years old.
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- She is buried in Lydenburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
- A child of Johannes Albertus Opperman and Cornelia Catharina Jacoba van der Schyf
Household of Cornelia Catharina Jacoba Opperman
She is married to Thomas Frederick Dreyer.
They got married on February 2, 1880 at Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa, she was 17 years old.
Child(ren):
- Maria Susanna Dreyer 1886-????
- Thomas Frederick Dreyer 1888-????
- Christiaan Jacobus Dreyer 1889-1901
- Abraham Jacobus Dreyer 1894-1901
- Susanna Catharina Dreyer 1899-1901
- Cornelis Jacobus Dreyer 1904-1960
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Historical events
Birthday August 6, 1862
- The temperature on August 6, 1862 was about 18.7 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. 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 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1862: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 16 » American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
- May 20 » U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signs the Homestead Act into law, opening 84million acres of public land to settlers.
- August 5 » American Civil War: Battle of Baton Rouge: Along the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Confederate troops attempt to take the city, but are driven back by fire from Union gunboats.
- August 6 » American Civil War: The Confederate ironclad CSSArkansas is scuttled on the Mississippi River after suffering catastrophic engine failure near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
- August 30 » American Civil War: Battle of Richmond: Confederates under Edmund Kirby Smith rout Union forces under General William "Bull" Nelson.
- September 4 » American Civil War Maryland Campaign: General Robert E. Lee takes the Army of Northern Virginia, and the war, into the North.
Day of marriage February 2, 1880
- The temperature on February 2, 1880 was about -3.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- May 13 » In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.
- June 7 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).
- July 27 » Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.
- August 14 » Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
- September 1 » The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
- November 11 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol.
Day of death May 19, 1944
- The temperature on May 19, 1944 was between 0.3 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 1944: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
- April 5 » World War II: Two hundred seventy inhabitants of the Greek town of Kleisoura are executed by the Germans.
- April 14 » Bombay explosion: A massive explosion in Bombay harbor kills 300 and causes economic damage valued then at 20million pounds.
- August 24 » World War II: Allied troops begin the attack on Paris.
- September 17 » World War II: Allied airborne troops parachute into the Netherlands as the "Market" half of Operation Market Garden.
- September 19 » World War II: The Moscow Armistice between Finland and the Soviet Union is signed.
- October 15 » World War II: Germany replaces the Hungarian government after it announces an armistice with the Soviet Union.
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- 1868 » Paul Claudel, French poet and playwright († 1955)
- 1874 » Charles Fort, American author († 1932)
- 1877 » Wallace H. White Jr., American lawyer and politician († 1952)
- 1936 » Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall, British Islamic scholar (b. 1875)
- 1939 » Ahmet Ağaoğlu, Azerbaijani-Turkish journalist and publicist (b. 1869)
- 1943 » Kristjan Raud, Estonian painter and illustrator (b. 1865)
- 1945 » Philipp Bouhler, German soldier and politician (b. 1889)
- 1946 » Booth Tarkington, American novelist and dramatist (b. 1869)
- 1950 » Daniel Ciugureanu, Romanian physician and politician, Prime Minister of Moldova (b. 1884)
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The Dreyer Tree publication was prepared by Hendrik Dreyer.
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I13032.php : accessed January 28, 2026), "Cornelia Catharina Jacoba Opperman (1862-1944)".
Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I13032.php : accessed January 28, 2026), "Cornelia Catharina Jacoba Opperman (1862-1944)".