Dreyer Tree » Daniel Cornelius van der Spuy (1862-1896)
Personal data Daniel Cornelius van der Spuy
- He was born in the year 1862 in dist. Durbanville, Cape, South Africa.
- He died on April 26, 1896 in Boshof Orange Freestate South Afirica, he was 34 years old.
- A child of Melt van der Spuy and Maria Barendina Dreyer
Household of Daniel Cornelius van der Spuy
He is married to Catharina Elizabeth Melett.
They got married on July 17, 1889 at Kimberley, Cape Province South Africa, he was 27 years old.
Child(ren):
- Catharina Elizabeth van der Spuy 1890-????
- Melt van der Spuy 1893-????
- David Hendrik van der Spuy 1896-????
Timeline Daniel Cornelius van der Spuy
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Historical events
Day of marriage July 17, 1889
- The temperature on July 17, 1889 was about 12.5 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
- April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
- May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
- August 4 » The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project.
- November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
- November 11 » The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.
Day of death April 26, 1896
- The temperature on April 26, 1896 was about 10.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 28 » Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8mph (13km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2mph (3.2km/h).
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- July 28 » The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
- September 21 » Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola.
- November 17 » The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
- December 30 » Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I17346.php : accessed January 26, 2026), "Daniel Cornelius van der Spuy (1862-1896)".
Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I17346.php : accessed January 26, 2026), "Daniel Cornelius van der Spuy (1862-1896)".