Dreyer Tree » Hendrik Johannes Dreyer (1893-1978)
Personal data Hendrik Johannes Dreyer
- He was born on May 17, 1893 in Oos-London Eastern Cape South Africa.
- He died on August 4, 1978 in Senekal, Orange Free State, South Africa, he was 85 years old.
- A child of Thomas Frederik Dreyer and Anna Magaretha Elizabeth
Household of Hendrik Johannes Dreyer
(1) He is married to Heila Laviena Prinsloo.
They got married
Child(ren):
- (Not public)
- Thomas Frederick Dreyer 1928-2004
(2) He is married to Anna Johanna Dorathea Rossouw.
They got married on December 11, 1976 at Senekal, South Africa, he was 83 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday May 17, 1893
- The temperature on May 17, 1893 was about 19.7 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- July 11 » The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto.
- July 22 » Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful" after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- August 15 » Ibadan area becomes a British Protectorate after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with the British acting Governor of Lagos, George C. Denton.
- September 16 » Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma.
- November 1 » The Battle of Bembezi took place and was the most decisive battle won by the British in the First Matabele War of 1893.
- November 7 » Women's suffrage: Women in the U.S. state of Colorado are granted the right to vote, the second state to do so.
Day of marriage December 11, 1976
- The temperature on December 11, 1976 was between 1.2 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (10%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1976: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
- April 1 » Apple Inc. is formed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in Cupertino, California, USA.
- April 7 » Member of Parliament and suspected spy John Stonehouse resigns from the Labour Party (UK) after being arrested for faking his own death.
- June 29 » The Conference of Communist and Workers Parties of Europe convenes in East Berlin.
- August 12 » Between 1,000 and 3,500 Palestinians are killed in the Tel al-Zaatar massacre, one of the bloodiest events of the Lebanese Civil War.
- October 11 » George Washington is posthumously promoted to the grade of General of the Armies.
- October 20 » The ferry George Prince is struck by a ship while crossing the Mississippi River. Seventy-eight passengers and crew die, and only 18 people aboard the ferry survive.
Day of death August 4, 1978
- The temperature on August 4, 1978 was between 14.4 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1978: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.9 million citizens.
- March 14 » The Israel Defense Forces launch Operation Litani, a seven-day campaign to invade and occupy southern Lebanon.
- March 16 » A Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tupolev Tu-134 crashes near Gabare, Bulgaria, killing 73.
- March 28 » The US Supreme Court hands down 5–3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity.
- June 9 » The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens its priesthood to "all worthy men", ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men.
- July 25 » Puerto Rican police shoot two nationalists in the Cerro Maravilla murders.
- August 10 » Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation.
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- 1895 » Reinhold Saulmann, Estonian sprinter and bandy player († 1936)
- 1895 » Saul Adler, Belarusian-English captain and parasitologist († 1966)
- 1976 » Enrique Angelelli, Argentinian bishop and martyr (b. 1923)
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- 1977 » Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian, English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889)
- 1981 » Melvyn Douglas, American actor (b. 1901)
- 1982 » Bruce Goff, American architect, designed the Boston Avenue Methodist Church (b. 1904)
- 1985 » Don Whillans, English rock climber and mountaineer (b. 1933)
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