Dreyer Tree » Gertruida Magdalena Dreyer (1896-????)
Personal data Gertruida Magdalena Dreyer
- She was born on November 3, 1896 in Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
- A child of Daniel Petrus Dreyer and Christina Helena du Preez
Household of Gertruida Magdalena Dreyer
She is married to Bernardus Gerhardus Steyn.
They got married on December 4, 1916 at Swartruggens, Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, she was 20 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday November 3, 1896
- The temperature on November 3, 1896 was about 5.8 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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.
- 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 26 » Nicholas II becomes the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.
- June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
- December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
- December 14 » The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.
Day of marriage December 4, 1916
- The temperature on December 4, 1916 was between 0.3 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (66%). 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 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
- January 27 » World War I: The British government passed a legislation that introduced conscription in the United Kingdom.
- June 29 » British diplomat turned Irish nationalist Roger Casement is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising.
- July 15 » In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
- September 15 » World War I: Tanks are used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme.
- November 18 » World War I: First Battle of the Somme: In France, British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off the battle which started on July 1, 1916.
- November 21 » Mines from SM U-73 sink the HMHS Britannic, the largest ship lost in the First World War.
Same birth/death day
- 1894 » Sofoklis Venizelos, Greek captain and politician, 133rd Prime Minister of Greece († 1964)
- 1894 » William George Barker, Canadian pilot and colonel, Victoria Cross recipient († 1930)
- 1896 » Gustaf Tenggren, Swedish-American illustrator and animator († 1970)
- 1899 » Gleb Wataghin, Ukrainian-Italian physicist and academic († 1986)
- 1899 » Ralph Greenleaf, American billiards player († 1950)
- 1899 » Rezső Seress, Hungarian pianist and composer († 1968)
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I16405.php : accessed January 21, 2026), "Gertruida Magdalena Dreyer (1896-????)".