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Personal data Helena Gertruida Maria Dreyer 


Household of Helena Gertruida Maria Dreyer

She is married to Jakobus Petrus van de Merwe.

They got married on February 20, 1888 at Zeerust, Marico, Transvaal, S, she was 16 years old.


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  • The temperature on February 14, 1872 was about 6.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 16 » The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
    • April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
    • May 10 » Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
    • July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
    • September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
    • November 18 » Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872.
  • The temperature on February 20, 1888 was about -3.5 °C. The air pressure was 48 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 75 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)
  • 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 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 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 13 » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
    • August 14 » An audio recording of English composer Arthur Sullivan's "The Lost Chord", one of the first recordings of music ever made, is played during a press conference introducing Thomas Edison's phonograph in London, England.
    • September 8 » Isaac Peral's submarine is first tested.
    • September 30 » Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
    • October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
    • October 30 » The Rudd Concession is granted by Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes.
  • The temperature on October 23, 1953 was between 11.5 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (8%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
    • January 14 » Josip Broz Tito is inaugurated as the first President of Yugoslavia.
    • June 8 » The United States Supreme Court rules in District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. that restaurants in Washington, D.C., cannot refuse to serve black patrons.
    • June 18 » A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tachikawa, Japan, killing 129.
    • July 26 » Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment repel a number of Chinese assaults against a key position known as The Hook during the Battle of the Samichon River, just hours before the Armistice Agreement is signed, ending the Korean War.
    • September 13 » Nikita Khrushchev is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
    • September 21 » Lieutenant No Kum-sok, a North Korean pilot, defects to South Korea with his jet fighter.


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