Dreyer Tree » Diedrich Johann Richard Dekenah a (1861-1948)
Personal data Diedrich Johann Richard Dekenah a
- He was born on September 7, 1861 in Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
- He died on November 9, 1948 in 8 Braiside Villas Green Point, he was 87 years old.
Oorzaak: CCF mitral valve failure
- He is buried in Maitland, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipal.
- A child of Diederik Johan Richard Dekenah and Amerentia Johanna Theunissen
Household of Diedrich Johann Richard Dekenah a
(1) He is married to Maria Barendina Jacoba Dreyer.
They got married
Child(ren):
(2) He is married to Maria Barendina Jacoba Dreyer.
They got married on October 27, 1896, he was 35 years old.
Child(ren):
- Engela Jacoba Dekenah 1897-1967
- Diedrich Johann Richard Dekenah 1900-1965
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Historical events
Birthday September 7, 1861
- The temperature on September 7, 1861 was about 15.2 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 22 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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 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).
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- April 19 » American Civil War: Baltimore riot of 1861: A pro-Secession mob in Baltimore attacks United States Army troops marching through the city.
- May 24 » American Civil War: Union troops occupy Alexandria, Virginia.
- October 21 » American Civil War: Union forces under Colonel Edward Baker are defeated by Confederate troops in the second major battle of the war.
- November 9 » The first documented football match in Canada is played at University College, Toronto.
- November 21 » American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin Secretary of War.
- November 28 » American Civil War: The Confederate States of America accept a rival state government's pronouncement that declares Missouri to be the 12th state of the Confederacy.
Day of marriage October 27, 1896
- The temperature on October 27, 1896 was about 6.5 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 4 » Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
- June 2 » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
- September 21 » Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola.
- November 17 » The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
- December 14 » The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.
- December 17 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Schenley Park Casino, which was the first multi-purpose arena with the technology to create an artificial ice surface in North America, is destroyed in a fire.
Day of death November 9, 1948
- The temperature on November 9, 1948 was between -5.7 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged -0.9 °C. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1948: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
- February 21 » NASCAR is incorporated.
- August 3 » Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union.
- September 24 » The Honda Motor Company is founded.
- October 29 » Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Safsaf massacre: Israeli soldiers capture the Palestinian village of Safsaf in the Galilee; after, between 52 and 64 villagers are massacred by the IDF.
- December 9 » The Genocide Convention is adopted.
- December 22 » Sjafruddin Prawiranegara established the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia (Pemerintah Darurat Republik Indonesia, PDRI) in West Sumatra.
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- 1867 » Albert Bassermann, German-Swiss actor († 1952)
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- 1944 » Frank Marshall, American chess player and theoretician (b. 1877)
- 1951 » Sigmund Romberg, Hungarian-American pianist and composer (b. 1887)
- 1952 » Chaim Weizmann, Belarusian-Israeli chemist, academic, and politician, 1st President of Israel (b. 1874)
- 1952 » Philip Murray, Scottish-American labor leader (b. 1886)
- 1953 » Ibn Saud, Saudi Arabian king (b. 1880)
- 1953 » Louise DeKoven Bowen, American philanthropist and activist (b. 1859)
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I14091.php : accessed February 14, 2026), "Diedrich Johann Richard Dekenah a (1861-1948)".