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Personal data John Jacobus Dreyer 


Household of John Jacobus Dreyer

(1) He is married to Rachel Johanna le Roux.

They got married on September 15, 1919 at Haenertsburg, district Pietersburg, he was 29 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. John Jakobus Dreyer  1923-1982 
  2. (Not public)
  3. (Not public)
  4. (Not public)


(2) He is married to Johanna Hendrina Lessing.

They got married on July 31, 1912 at Lydenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 22 years old.

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  • The temperature on February 16, 1890 was about 8.3 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 20 » Prime Minister of the German Empire Otto von Bismarck is dismissed by Emperor Wilhelm II.
    • June 1 » The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
    • July 10 » Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state.
    • July 26 » In Buenos Aires, Argentina the Revolución del Parque takes place, forcing President Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation.
    • September 25 » The United States Congress establishes Sequoia National Park.
    • October 1 » Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress.
  • The temperature on July 31, 1912 was between 11.9 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 6 » New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.
    • October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with a Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
    • October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo concludes with the Serbian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
    • October 26 » First Balkan War: The Ottomans lose the cities of Thessaloniki and Skopje.
    • November 12 » The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
    • December 19 » William Van Schaick, captain of the steamship General Slocum which caught fire and killed over one thousand people, is pardoned by U.S. President William Howard Taft after ​32 years in Sing Sing prison.
  • The temperature on June 2, 1966 was between 4.8 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (14%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1966: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.4 million citizens.
    • January 31 » The Soviet Union launches the unmanned Luna 9 spacecraft as part of the Luna program.
    • March 10 » Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacked rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation.
    • May 21 » The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.
    • June 14 » The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557.
    • October 21 » A colliery spoil tip collapses on the village of Aberfan in Wales, killing 144 people, mostly schoolchildren.
    • November 11 » NASA launches Gemini 12.


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