Dreyer Tree » Martha Catharina Stoffelina Dreyer (1876-1964)
Personal data Martha Catharina Stoffelina Dreyer
- She was born on September 5, 1876 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- She died on May 5, 1964 in Ermelo, Transvaal, South Africa, she was 87 years old.
- A child of Lukas Ignatius Dreyer and Hester Johanna Smith
Household of Martha Catharina Stoffelina Dreyer
(1) She is married to Gert van der Merwe.
They got married.
(2) She is married to Gert van der Merwe.
They got married on March 25, 1896 at Wakkerstroom, Transvaal, South Africa, she was 19 years old.
Child(ren):
- Lucas Ignatius Dreyer van der Merwe 1918-1982
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Historical events
Birthday September 5, 1876
- The temperature on September 5, 1876 was about 21.3 °C. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 14 » Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.
- April 20 » The April Uprising begins. Its suppression shocks European opinion, and Bulgarian independence becomes a condition for ending the Russo-Turkish War.
- June 4 » An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after leaving New York City.
- August 31 » Ottoman Sultan Murad V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid II.
- October 4 » The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opens as the first public college in Texas.
- November 25 » American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.
Day of marriage March 25, 1896
- The temperature on March 25, 1896 was about 12.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
- June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
- July 9 » William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
- September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
- November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
- December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
Day of death May 5, 1964
- The temperature on May 5, 1964 was between 8.3 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (57%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
- February 17 » Gabonese president Léon M'ba is toppled by a coup and his rival, Jean-Hilaire Aubame, is installed in his place.
- February 27 » The Government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over.
- March 20 » The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organisation) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.
- April 2 » The Soviet Union launches Zond 1.
- April 7 » A bulldozer kills Rev. Bruce W. Klunder, a civil rights activist, during a school segregation protest in Cleveland, Ohio, sparking a riot.
- June 1 » Kenya becomes a republic with Jomo Kenyatta (1897 – 22 August 1978) as its first President (1964 to 1978).
Same birth/death day
- 1872 » Horace Rice, Australian tennis player († 1950)
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- 1873 » Cornelius Vanderbilt III, American general and engineer († 1942)
- 1874 » Nap Lajoie, American baseball player and manager († 1959)
- 1876 » Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal († 1956)
- 1880 » José María of Manila, Spanish-Filipino priest and martyr († 1936)
- 1957 » Leopold Löwenheim, German mathematician and logician (b. 1878)
- 1959 » Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentinian academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1878)
- 1962 » Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer (b. 1889)
- 1965 » John Waters, American director and screenwriter (b. 1893)
- 1965 » Nikos Gounaris, Greek tenor and composer (b. 1915)
- 1971 » Violet Jessop, Argentinean-English nurse (b. 1887)
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The Dreyer Tree publication was prepared by Hendrik Dreyer.
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I21714.php : accessed January 27, 2026), "Martha Catharina Stoffelina Dreyer (1876-1964)".