Dreyer Tree » Christoffel Jacobus Dreyer (1917-1974)
Personal data Christoffel Jacobus Dreyer
- He was born on March 3, 1917 in East London, Cape Province, South Africa.
- He died on May 7, 1974, he was 57 years old.
- A child of Christiaan Dreyer and Catharina Maria Pienaar
Household of Christoffel Jacobus Dreyer
Timeline Christoffel Jacobus Dreyer
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Birthday March 3, 1917
- The temperature on March 3, 1917 was between -1.0 °C and 3.3 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- January 22 » World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
- July 6 » World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt.
- July 25 » Sir Robert Borden introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).
- August 6 » World War I: Battle of Mărășești between the Romanian and German armies begins.
- October 4 » World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
- October 26 » First World War: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
Day of death May 7, 1974
- The temperature on May 7, 1974 was between 2.2 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 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 1974: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
- January 18 » A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War.
- April 8 » At Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Hank Aaron hits his 715th career home run to surpass Babe Ruth's 39-year-old record.
- May 18 » Nuclear weapons testing: Under project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so.
- September 10 » Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal.
- November 20 » The United States Department of Justice files its final anti-trust suit against AT&T Corporation. This suit later leads to the breakup of AT&T and its Bell System.
- December 19 » Nelson Rockefeller is sworn in as Vice President of the United States under President Gerald Ford under the provisions of the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I21392.php : accessed January 27, 2026), "Christoffel Jacobus Dreyer (1917-1974)".