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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.
    • May 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville begins.
    • June 7 » During the French intervention in Mexico, Mexico City is captured by French troops.
    • July 18 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner: One of the first formal African American military units, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, supported by several white regiments, attempts an unsuccessful assault on Confederate-held Battery Wagner.
    • September 20 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, ends in a Confederate victory.
    • October 26 » The Football Association is founded.
    • October 29 » Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross.
  • 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.
    • January 1 » Britain's Railways are grouped into the Big Four: LNER, GWR, SR, and LMS.
    • January 9 » Lithuanian residents of the Memel Territory rebel against the League of Nations' decision to leave the area as a mandated region under French control.
    • January 11 » Occupation of the Ruhr: Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to make its World War I reparation payments.
    • March 3 » TIME magazine is published for the first time.
    • June 9 » Bulgaria's military takes over the government in a coup.
    • August 2 » Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.


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