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Household of Willem Adriaan Dreyer

He is married to Anna Johanna Botes.

They got married on October 23, 1948 at Ottosdal, Wolmaransstad, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 20 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Adriaan Dreyer

Willem Adriaan Dreyer
1863-1956
Johanna Helena Sophia van Niekerk
1868-1950

Willem Adriaan Dreyer
1928-2025

1948

Anna Johanna Botes
1930-1987


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    Historical events

    Birthday January 22, 1928

    • The temperature on January 22, 1928 was between 5.2 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
      • March 12 » In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people.
      • March 21 » Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
      • April 14 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, reaches Greenly Island, Canada - the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
      • September 17 » The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people.
      • September 18 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
      • November 1 » The Law on the Adoption and Implementation of the Turkish Alphabet, replaces the Arabic alphabet with the Latin alphabet.

    Day of marriage October 23, 1948

    • The temperature on October 23, 1948 was between 8.5 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 28 » Christiansborg Cross-Roads shooting in the Gold Coast, when a British police officer opens fire on a march of ex-servicemen, killing three of them and sparking major riots and looting in Accra.
      • April 13 » In an ambush, 78 Jewish doctors, nurses and medical students from Hadassah Hospital, and a British soldier, are massacred by Arabs in Sheikh Jarrah. This event came to be known as the Hadassah medical convoy massacre.
      • April 30 » In Bogotá, Colombia, the Organization of American States is established.
      • June 7 » Anti-Jewish riots in Oujda and Jerada take place.
      • July 16 » The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane, operated by a subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific Airways, marks the first aircraft hijacking of a commercial plane.
      • September 14 » The Indian Army captures the city of Aurangabad as part of Operation Polo.
    

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    • 1928 » Yoshihiko Amino, Japanese historian, author, and academic († 2004)
    • 1929 » Petr Eben, Czech composer, organist and choirmaster († 2007)
    • 1930 » Éamon de Buitléar, Irish accordion player and director († 2013)
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