Dreyer Tree » Jan Hendrik Viljoen (1877-1956)
Personal data Jan Hendrik Viljoen
- He was born on January 17, 1877 in Adelaide, Amatole, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- He died on June 27, 1956 in Adelaide, Amatole, Eastern Cape, South Africa, he was 79 years old.
- A child of Andries Hendrik Gustaf Viljoen and Susanna Elizabeth Dreyer
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Birthday January 17, 1877
- The temperature on January 17, 1877 was about 6.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 20 » The last day of the Constantinople Conference results in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
- March 2 » Just two days before inauguration, the U.S. Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the 1876 U.S. presidential election even though Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote.
- September 5 » American Indian Wars: Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse is bayoneted by a United States soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson in Nebraska.
- October 5 » The Nez Perce War in the northwestern United States comes to an end.
- November 24 » Anna Sewell's animal welfare novel Black Beauty is published.
- December 10 » Russo-Turkish War: The Russian Army captures Plevna after a 5-month siege. The garrison of 25,000 surviving Turks surrenders. The Russian victory is decisive for the outcome of the war and the Liberation of Bulgaria.
Day of death June 27, 1956
- The temperature on June 27, 1956 was between 7.8 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (55%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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)
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
- March 20 » Tunisia gains independence from France.
- June 5 » Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
- June 30 » A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona and crash, killing all 128 on board both airliners.
- July 26 » Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, sparking international condemnation.
- October 29 » Suez Crisis begins: Israeli forces invade the Sinai Peninsula and push Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal.
- November 1 » Hungarian Revolution: Imre Nagy announces Hungary's neutrality and withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact. Soviet troops begin to re-enter Hungary, contrary to assurances by the Soviet government. János Kádár and Ferenc Münnich secretly defect to the Soviets.
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- 1877 » Marie Zdeňka Baborová-Čiháková, Czech botanist and zoologist († 1937)
- 1877 » May Gibbs, English-Australian author and illustrator († 1969)
- 1880 » Mack Sennett, Canadian-American actor, director, and producer († 1960)
- 1881 » Antoni Łomnicki, Polish mathematician and academic († 1941)
- 1949 » Frank Smythe, English botanist and mountaineer (b. 1900)
- 1950 » Milada Horáková, Czech politician, victim of judicial murder (b. 1901)
- 1952 » Max Dehn, German-American mathematician and academic (b. 1878)
- 1957 » Hermann Buhl, Austrian soldier and mountaineer (b. 1924)
- 1960 » Lottie Dod, English tennis player, golfer, and archer (b. 1871)
- 1962 » Paul Viiding, Estonian author, poet, and critic (b. 1904)
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