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Personal data Gysbert van Rooyen 


Household of Gysbert van Rooyen

He is married to Hester Marta Aletta Maria Dreyer.

They got married on October 21, 1863 at Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 20 years old.


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Historical events

  • The temperature on October 21, 1863 was about 11.7 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 29 » The Bear River Massacre: A detachment of California Volunteers led by Colonel Patrick Edward Connor engage the Shoshone at Bear River, Washington Territory, killing hundreds of men, women and children.
    • April 16 » American Civil War: During the Vicksburg Campaign, gunboats commanded by acting Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter run downriver past Confederate artillery batteries at Vicksburg.
    • May 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville begins.
    • May 12 » American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps turn the left wing of Confederate General John C. Pemberton's defensive line on Fourteen Mile Creek, opening up the interior of Mississippi to the Union Army during the Vicksburg Campaign.
    • October 26 » The Football Association is founded.
    • November 17 » American Civil War: Siege of Knoxville begins: Confederate forces led by General James Longstreet place Knoxville, Tennessee, under siege.
  • The temperature on November 11, 1923 was between -4.4 °C and 5.5 °C and averaged -1.3 °C. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
    • April 26 » The Duke of York weds Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey.
    • September 7 » The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) is formed.
    • September 12 » Southern Rhodesia, today called Zimbabwe, is annexed by the United Kingdom.
    • October 6 » The Turkish National Movement enters Constantinople.
    • October 13 » Ankara becomes the capital of Turkey.
    • November 11 » Adolf Hitler was arrested in Munich for high treason for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch.


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