Dreyer Tree » Cornelia Catharina (Cornelia Catharina ) Potgieter (1912-1983)

Personal data Cornelia Catharina (Cornelia Catharina ) Potgieter 

  • First name Cornelia Catharina .
  • She was born on March 18, 1912.
  • She died on August 20, 1983 in Groblersdal Transvaal South Africa, she was 71 years old.

Household of Cornelia Catharina (Cornelia Catharina ) Potgieter

She is married to Lambertus Dreyer.

They got married on February 16, 1935 at Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa, she was 22 years old.

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Historical events

  • The temperature on March 18, 1912 was between 4.7 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 4.4 mm of rain. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 17 » British polar explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.
    • January 23 » The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.
    • February 12 » The Xuantong Emperor, the last Emperor of China, abdicates.
    • September 4 » Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
    • November 2 » Bulgaria defeats the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lule Burgas, the bloodiest battle of the First Balkan War, which opens her way to Constantinople.
    • November 7 » The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven's Fidelio.
  • The temperature on August 20, 1983 was between 18.2 °C and 27.6 °C and averaged 22.0 °C. There was 6.1 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (73%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1983: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
    • January 18 » The International Olympic Committee restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals to his family.
    • May 20 » Church Street bombing: A car bomb planted by Umkhonto we Sizwe explodes on Church Street in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, killing 19 people and injuring 217 others.
    • May 26 » The 7.8 Mw  Sea of Japan earthquake shakes northern Honshu with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami is generated that leaves about 100 people dead.
    • July 7 » Cold War: Samantha Smith, a US schoolgirl, flies to the Soviet Union at the invitation of Secretary General Yuri Andropov.
    • August 18 » Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 21 people and causing over US$1 billion in damage (1983 dollars).
    • December 4 » US Navy aircraft from USS John F. Kennedy and USS Independence attack Syrian Missile sites in Lebanon in response to an F-14 being fired on by an SA-7. One A-6 Intruder and A-7 Corsair are shot down. 1 American pilot was killed, one was rescued and one is captured.


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About the surname Potgieter


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