Dreyer Tree » Karel Petrus du Toit (1903-1973)
Personal data Karel Petrus du Toit
- He was born on March 18, 1903 in Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
- He died on March 17, 1973 in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 69 years old.
- A child of Johannes Jacobus du Toit and Cecilia Jacoba Dreyer
Household of Karel Petrus du Toit
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Birthday March 18, 1903
- The temperature on March 18, 1903 was between 2.1 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
- February 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
- March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
- April 26 » Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded
- July 20 » The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
- August 2 » The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.
- August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
Day of death March 17, 1973
- The temperature on March 17, 1973 was between 0.4 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
- January 14 » Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
- January 22 » The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo moon landing mission.
- February 22 » Cold War: Following President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish liaison offices.
- May 11 » Citing government misconduct, Daniel Ellsberg's charges for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times are dismissed.
- October 8 » Spyros Markezinis begins his 48-day term as prime minister in an abortive attempt to lead Greece to parliamentary rule.
- December 17 » Thirty passengers are killed in an attack by Palestinian terrorists on Rome's Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport.
Same birth/death day
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- 1904 » Margaret Tucker, Australian author and activist († 1996)
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- 1965 » Amos Alonzo Stagg, American football player and coach (b. 1862)
- 1974 » Louis Kahn, American architect and academic, designed Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban (b. 1901)
- 1976 » Luchino Visconti, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1906)
- 1981 » Paul Dean, American baseball player (b. 1913)
- 1983 » Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
- 1983 » Louisa E. Rhine, American botanist and parapsychologist (b. 1891)
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I19988.php : accessed January 28, 2026), "Karel Petrus du Toit (1903-1973)".