Dreyer Tree » Gerhardus Jacobus Dreyer (1890-1951)
Personal data Gerhardus Jacobus Dreyer
- He was born on July 4, 1890 in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa.
- He died on July 4, 1951 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 61 years old.
- A child of Christiaan Lourens Dreyer and Martha Maria Bronkhorst
Household of Gerhardus Jacobus Dreyer
He is married to Elizabeth Margaretha Bodenstein.
They got married on March 24, 1917 at Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 26 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday July 4, 1890
- The temperature on July 4, 1890 was about 17.5 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 1 » Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italian government.
- July 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Antitrust Act.
- July 3 » Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
- September 24 » The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.
- November 4 » City and South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell.
- November 29 » The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.
Day of marriage March 24, 1917
- The temperature on March 24, 1917 was between -5.7 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged -0.6 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- February 5 » The Congress of the United States passes the Immigration Act of 1917 over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.
- March 11 » World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Stanley Maude.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- July 20 » World War I: The Corfu Declaration, which leads to the creation of the post-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is signed by the Yugoslav Committee and Kingdom of Serbia.
- July 28 » The Silent Parade took place in New York City, in protest to murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans.
- November 28 » The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.
Day of death July 4, 1951
- The temperature on July 4, 1951 was between 10.4 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 12.0 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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)
- 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 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 year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
- January 4 » Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul.
- January 27 » Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with Operation Ranger.
- March 7 » Iranian prime minister Ali Razmara is assassinated by Khalil Tahmasebi, a member of the Islamic fundamentalist Fada'iyan-e Islam, inside a mosque in Tehran.
- March 15 » Iranian oil industry is nationalized.
- June 23 » The ocean liner SS United States is christened and launched.
- November 15 » Greek resistance leader Nikos Beloyannis, along with 11 resistance members, is sentenced to death by the court-martial.
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I15388.php : accessed January 24, 2026), "Gerhardus Jacobus Dreyer (1890-1951)".