Dreyer Tree » Marthinus Christoffel Fourie (1876-1959)
Personal data Marthinus Christoffel Fourie
- He was born in the year 1876.
- He died on July 20, 1959 in Elandskraal, Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 83 years old.
- A child of Marthinus Christoffel Fourie and Johanna Hendrina Barnard
Household of Marthinus Christoffel Fourie
He is married to Hester Martha Aletta Dreyer.
They got married on September 28, 1896 at Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 20 years old.
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Historical events
Day of marriage September 28, 1896
- The temperature on September 28, 1896 was about 12.2 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
- 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 18 » Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field in Moscow during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II results in the deaths of 1,389 people.
- May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
- July 28 » The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
Day of death July 20, 1959
- The temperature on July 20, 1959 was between 11.0 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 14.3 hours of sunshine (89%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- 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 1959: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
- January 3 » Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state.
- January 29 » The first Melodifestivalen is held in Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden.
- February 11 » The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
- June 20 » A rare June hurricane strikes Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35.
- August 3 » Portugal's state police force PIDE fires upon striking workers in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, killing over 50 people.
- November 23 » French President Charles de Gaulle declares in a speech in Strasbourg his vision for "Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals".
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- 1956 » James Alexander Calder, Canadian educator and politician, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence (b. 1868)
- 1959 » William D. Leahy, American admiral and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France (b. 1875)
- 1965 » Batukeshwar Dutt, Indian activist (b. 1910)
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I16703.php : accessed May 3, 2025), "Marthinus Christoffel Fourie (1876-1959)".
Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I16703.php : accessed May 3, 2025), "Marthinus Christoffel Fourie (1876-1959)".