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Personal data Jan Frederik de Villiers 


Household of Jan Frederik de Villiers

He is married to Dirkie Cornelia Grey.

They got married on April 30, 1932 at Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 24 years old.

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Historical events

  • The temperature on October 13, 1907 was between 7.4 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • January 6 » Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.
    • June 22 » The London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens.
    • July 29 » Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
    • August 9 » The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
    • October 17 » Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.
    • November 16 » Cunard Line's RMSMauretania, sister ship of RMSLusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
  • The temperature on August 5, 1983 was between 13.0 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1983: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
    • February 8 » The Melbourne dust storm hits Australia's second largest city. The result of the worst drought on record and a day of severe weather conditions, a 320 metres (1,050ft) deep dust cloud envelops the city, turning day to night.
    • April 22 » The German magazine Stern claims the "Hitler Diaries" had been found in wreckage in East Germany; the diaries are subsequently revealed to be forgeries.
    • September 6 » The Soviet Union admits to shooting down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, stating that its operatives did not know that it was a civilian aircraft when it reportedly violated Soviet airspace.
    • October 21 » The metre is defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
    • October 25 » The United States and its Caribbean allies invade Grenada, six days after Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and several of his supporters are executed in a coup d'état.
    • November 15 » Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus declares independence. Recognized only by Turkey.


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