Dreyer Tree » Maria Elizabeth du Preez (1891-1964)

Personal data Maria Elizabeth du Preez 


Household of Maria Elizabeth du Preez

She is married to Willem Hendrik Frederik Dreyer.

They got married on June 9, 1908 at Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, she was 16 years old.

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    Historical events

    Birthday August 28, 1891

    • The temperature on August 28, 1891 was about 16.9 °C. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • February 15 » Allmänna Idrottsklubben (AIK) (Swedish Sports Club) is founded.
      • March 10 » Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
      • May 16 » The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
      • May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
      • October 28 » The Mino–Owari earthquake is the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history.
      • December 22 » Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography.

    Day of marriage June 9, 1908

    • The temperature on June 9, 1908 was between 8.5 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
      • January 13 » The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people.
      • August 8 » Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
      • October 1 » Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
      • November 7 » Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia.
      • November 25 » A fire breaks out on SSSardinia as it leaves Malta's Grand Harbour, resulting in the ship's grounding and the deaths of at least 118 people.
      • November 28 » A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.

    Day of death December 25, 1964

    • The temperature on December 25, 1964 was between -11.4 °C and 0.4 °C and averaged -2.6 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
      • February 9 » The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers across the USA.
      • March 6 » Constantine II becomes King of Greece.
      • April 26 » Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form Tanzania.
      • October 16 » China detonates its first nuclear weapon.
      • October 22 » Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, but turns down the honor.
      • October 27 » Ronald Reagan delivers a speech on behalf of the Republican candidate for president, Barry Goldwater. The speech launches his political career and comes to be known as "A Time for Choosing".
    

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    • 1887 » István Kühár, Slovenian priest and politician († 1922)
    • 1888 » Evadne Price, Australian actress, astrologer, and author († 1985)
    • 1891 » Benno Schotz, Estonian-Scottish sculptor and engineer († 1984)
    • 1894 » Karl Böhm, Austrian conductor and director († 1981)
    • 1896 » Firaq Gorakhpuri, Indian author, poet, and critic († 1982)

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