Dreyer Tree » Hermanus Pieter Johannes van der Westhuizen (1879-1970)
Personal data Hermanus Pieter Johannes van der Westhuizen
- He was born on September 17, 1879 in Vereeniging, Transvaal, South Africa.
- He died on July 1, 1970 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 90 years old.
- A child of Herculina Johanna van der Westhuizen and Johanna Wilhelmina Pitzer
Household of Hermanus Pieter Johannes van der Westhuizen
He is married to Susanna Catharina Dreyer.
They got married on May 9, 1905 at Langlaagte, Vereeniging, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 25 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday September 17, 1879
- The temperature on September 17, 1879 was about 14.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- 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 year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 13 » In Mozart Gardens Brooklyn Ada Anderson completed a great feat of pedestrianism - 2700 quarter miles in 2700 quarter hours, earning her $8000.
- January 22 » The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also during the Anglo-Zulu War and just some 15km away from Isandlwana, results in a British victory.
- January 23 » Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift ends.
- May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
- July 8 » Sailing ship USSJeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
- October 22 » Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasts 13⁄2 hours before burning out).
Day of marriage May 9, 1905
- The temperature on May 9, 1905 was between 4.1 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1905: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
- May 15 » Las Vegas is founded when 110 acres (0.45km), in what later would become downtown, are auctioned off.
- May 27 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima begins.
- June 27 » During the Russo-Japanese War, sailors start a mutiny aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin.
- August 13 » Norwegians vote to end the union with Sweden.
- September 1 » Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation.
- November 12 » Norway holds a referendum resulting in popular approval of the Storting's decision to authorise the government to make the offer of the throne of the newly independent country.
Day of death July 1, 1970
- The temperature on July 1, 1970 was between 11.2 °C and 15.9 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 6.9 mm of rain during 7.0 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1970: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.0 million citizens.
- January 15 » Muammar Gaddafi is proclaimed premier of Libya.
- April 6 » Newhall massacre: Four California Highway Patrol officers are killed in a shootout.
- September 5 » Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province.
- September 7 » Bill Shoemaker beats Johnny Longden's record to become the winningest jockey in horse racing history at Del Mar racetrack
- October 10 » Canada's October Crisis escalates when Quebec's vice-premier is kidnapped by members of the FLQ.
- November 12 » The 1970 Bhola cyclone makes landfall on the coast of East Pakistan becoming the deadliest tropical cyclone in history.
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- 1967 » Gerhard Ritter, German historian and academic (b. 1888)
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- 1971 » Learie Constantine, Trinidadian-English cricketer, lawyer, and politician (b. 1901)
- 1971 » William Lawrence Bragg, Australian-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1890)
- 1974 » Juan Perón, Argentinian general and politician, President of Argentina (b. 1895)
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The Dreyer Tree publication was prepared by Hendrik Dreyer.
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I13787.php : accessed January 19, 2026), "Hermanus Pieter Johannes van der Westhuizen (1879-1970)".