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Personal data Johannes Jacobus Botha 

  • He was born on October 10, 1872 in Adelaide, Fort Beaufort, Cape Province, South Afri.
  • He died on May 10, 1943 in East Londen Cape South Africa, he was 70 years old.

Household of Johannes Jacobus Botha

He is married to Getruida Maria Dreyer.

They got married on March 26, 1894 at Adelaide, Fort Beaufort, Cape Province, South Africa, he was 21 years old.

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Historical events

  • The temperature on October 10, 1872 was about 12.6 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 12 » Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
    • February 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
    • March 1 » Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
    • March 11 » Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
    • April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
    • September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
  • The temperature on May 10, 1943 was between 4.6 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • January 22 » World War II: Australian and American forces defeat Japanese army and navy units in the bitterly fought Battle of Buna–Gona.
    • February 22 » World War II: Members of the White Rose resistance, Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and Christoph Probst are executed in Nazi Germany.
    • March 15 » World War II: Third Battle of Kharkov: The Germans retake the city of Kharkov from the Soviet armies in bitter street fighting.
    • April 7 » The Holocaust in Ukraine: In Terebovlia, Germans order 1,100 Jews to undress and march through the city to the nearby village of Plebanivka, where they are shot and buried in ditches.
    • August 17 » World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission.
    • September 23 » World War II: The Nazi puppet state known as the Italian Social Republic is founded.


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