Dreyer Tree » Johannes Christiaan Dreyer (1896-1914)
Personal data Johannes Christiaan Dreyer
- He was born on January 30, 1896.
- He died on July 13, 1914 in LekkerwaterKroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa, he was 18 years old.
Oorzaak: pneumonia CF
- He is buried in Lekkerwater Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa.
- A child of Christiaan Lourens Dreyer and Hester Maria Botha
Household of Johannes Christiaan Dreyer
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Birthday January 30, 1896
- The temperature on January 30, 1896 was about 2.1 °C. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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.
- February 21 » An Englishman raised in Australia, Bob Fitzsimmons, fought an Irishman, Peter Maher, in an American promoted event which technically took place in Mexico, winning the 1896 World Heavyweight Championship in boxing.
- March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- August 30 » Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
- September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
- November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
Day of death July 13, 1914
- The temperature on July 13, 1914 was between 15.7 °C and 26.9 °C and averaged 21.1 °C. There was 12.3 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
- May 17 » The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.
- August 25 » World War I: The library of the Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately destroyed by the German Army. Hundreds of thousands of irreplaceable volumes and Gothic and Renaissance manuscripts are lost.
- September 3 » French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
- November 7 » The German colony of Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces.
- November 16 » The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.
- December 25 » A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.
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