Dreyer Tree » Jan Hendrik Dreyer (1891-1973)
Personal data Jan Hendrik Dreyer
- He was born on January 23, 1891 in Standerton, Transvaal, Suid Afrika.
- He died on December 21, 1973 in Vryheid, Kwazulu-Natal, Suid Afrika, he was 82 years old.
- A child of Roelof Petrus Gerhardus Dreyer and Margaretha Gertruida Smit
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Birthday January 23, 1891
- The temperature on January 23, 1891 was about 3.8 °C. There was 9 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- 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 1891: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 15 » Allmänna Idrottsklubben (AIK) (Swedish Sports Club) is founded.
- March 10 » Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
- April 1 » The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
- May 5 » The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
- May 15 » Pope Leo XIII defends workers' rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching.
- August 16 » The Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.
Day of death December 21, 1973
- The temperature on December 21, 1973 was between 0.7 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (10%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
- 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 1973: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
- February 22 » Cold War: Following President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish liaison offices.
- July 11 » Varig Flight 820 crashes near Paris, France on approach to Orly Airport, killing 123 of the 134 on board. In response, the FAA bans smoking in airplane lavatories.
- September 19 » King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has his investiture.
- November 17 » The Athens Polytechnic uprising against the military regime ends in a bloodshed in the Greek capital.
- November 17 » Watergate scandal: In Orlando, Florida, U.S. President Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors "I am not a crook."
- December 17 » Thirty passengers are killed in an attack by Palestinian terrorists on Rome's Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport.
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- 1964 » Carl Van Vechten, American author and photographer (b. 1880)
- 1965 » Claude Champagne, Canadian violinist, pianist, and composer (b. 1891)
- 1968 » Vittorio Pozzo, Italian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1886)
- 1974 » Richard Long, American actor and director (b. 1927)
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