Dreyer Tree » Dirk Jacobus de Beer (1883-1968)

Personal data Dirk Jacobus de Beer 

  • He was born on April 17, 1883 in Pietersburg, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika.
  • He died on September 21, 1968 in Hatfield, Salisbury, Mashonaland East, Southern Rhodesia, he was 85 years old.

Household of Dirk Jacobus de Beer

He is married to Johanna Sophia Catharina Dreyer.

They got married on July 14, 1902 at Pietersburg, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 19 years old.


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Historical events

Birthday April 17, 1883

  • The temperature on April 17, 1883 was about 14.2 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 52%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 19 » The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
    • August 12 » The last quagga dies at the Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    • August 25 » France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
    • October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
    • October 22 » The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.
    • December 21 » The Royal Canadian Dragoons and The Royal Canadian Regiment, the first Permanent Force cavalry and infantry regiments of the Canadian Army, are formed.

Day of marriage July 14, 1902

  • The temperature on July 14, 1902 was between 10.5 °C and 25.4 °C and averaged 18.5 °C. There was 13.5 hours of sunshine (83%). 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 1902: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • January 30 » The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London.
    • April 14 » James Cash Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
    • May 8 » In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
    • June 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
    • November 29 » The Pittsburgh Stars defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 11–0 to win the first championship associated with an American national professional football league.
    • December 28 » The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.

Day of death September 21, 1968

  • The temperature on September 21, 1968 was between 11.8 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
    • February 8 » American civil rights movement: The Orangeburg massacre: An attack on black students from South Carolina State University who are protesting racial segregation at the town's only bowling alley, leaves three or four dead in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
    • March 16 » Vietnam War: My Lai Massacre occurs; between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers (men, women, and children) are killed by American troops.
    • July 8 » The Chrysler wildcat strike begins in Detroit, Michigan.
    • August 1 » The coronation is held of Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei.
    • September 11 » Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and six crew.
    • October 26 » Soviet cosmonaut Georgy Beregovoy pilots Soyuz 3 into space for a four-day mission.


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