Dreyer Tree » Pieter Ignatius Michael du Plessies (1896-1960)
Personal data Pieter Ignatius Michael du Plessies
- He was born on January 24, 1896.
- He died on March 15, 1960, he was 64 years old.
- A child of Jan Barend du Plessies and Geertruyda Elisabeth Dreyer
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Birthday January 24, 1896
- The temperature on January 24, 1896 was about -2.3 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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.
- March 1 » Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
- June 4 » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
- November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
Day of death March 15, 1960
- The temperature on March 15, 1960 was between 3.5 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (77%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
- March 22 » Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser.
- May 6 » More than 20million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.
- June 20 » The Mali Federation gains independence from France (it later splits into Mali and Senegal).
- August 20 » Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence.
- September 10 » At the Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet.
- December 17 » Troops loyal to Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia crush the coup that began December 13, returning power to their leader upon his return from Brazil. Haile Selassie absolves his son of any guilt.
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- 1899 » Hoyt Vandenberg, U.S. Air Force general († 1954)
- 1900 » René Guillot, French writer († 1969)
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- 1957 » Ernst Nobs, Swiss politician (b. 1886)
- 1959 » Lester Young, American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1909)
- 1962 » Arthur Compton, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892)
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I15625.php : accessed January 31, 2026), "Pieter Ignatius Michael du Plessies (1896-1960)".