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Personal data Mageretha Wilhelmina de Waal 


Household of Mageretha Wilhelmina de Waal

She is married to Daniel David Dreyer.

They got married on December 31, 1883 at Fraserburg, Cape Province, South Africa, she was 23 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Petrus Adriaan Dreyer  1884-1973 
  2. Adriaan Dreyer  1886-1964
  3. Dawid Daniel Dreyer  1892-1949 

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Historical events

Birthday April 8, 1860

  • The temperature on April 8, 1860 was about 13.8 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • In the year 1860: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The first Polish stamp is issued, replacing the Russian stamps previously in use.
    • February 27 » Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency.
    • March 24 » Sakuradamon Incident: Assassination of Japanese Chief Minister (Tairō) Ii Naosuke.
    • June 30 » The 1860 Oxford evolution debate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History takes place.
    • September 7 » Italian unification: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples.
    • December 20 » South Carolina becomes the first state to attempt to secede from the United States.

Day of marriage December 31, 1883

  • The temperature on December 31, 1883 was about -4.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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 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 year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • May 20 » Krakatoa begins to erupt; the volcano explodes three months later, killing more than 36,000 people.
    • May 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
    • August 27 » Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
    • October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
    • October 22 » Mödling and Hinterbrühl Tram, Vienna, Austria, first electric tram powered by overhead wire.
    • October 22 » The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.

Day of death September 23, 1952

  • The temperature on September 23, 1952 was between 11.7 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (31%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • 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 1952: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
    • March 10 » Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba.
    • May 2 » A De Havilland Comet makes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers, from London to Johannesburg.
    • May 3 » The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network.
    • May 13 » The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting.
    • September 15 » The United Nations cedes Eritrea to Ethiopia.
    • November 14 » The first regular UK Singles Chart published by the New Musical Express.


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