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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.
    • April 14 » The Pan-American Union is founded by the First International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C.
    • June 1 » The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
    • July 26 » In Buenos Aires, Argentina the Revolución del Parque takes place, forcing President Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation.
    • August 6 » At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair.
    • October 11 » In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
    • December 22 » Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia.
  • 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.
    • February 29 » The Piedra Movediza (Moving Stone) of Tandil falls and breaks.
    • March 30 » Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
    • April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
    • September 4 » Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
    • November 2 » Bulgaria defeats the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lule Burgas, the bloodiest battle of the First Balkan War, which opens her way to Constantinople.
  • 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.
    • July 24 » Michael Pelkey makes the first BASE jump from El Capitan along with Brian Schubert. Both came out with broken bones. BASE jumping has now been banned from El Cap.
    • August 23 » Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon.
    • August 29 » The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
    • September 6 » Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the architect of apartheid, is stabbed to death in Cape Town, South Africa during a parliamentary meeting.
    • September 12 » Gemini 11, the penultimate mission of NASA's Gemini program, and the current human altitude record holder (except for the Apollo lunar missions).
    • September 16 » The Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera Antony and Cleopatra.


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