Dreyer Tree » Gretha Edna Rosalie Less (1911-1994)

Personal data Gretha Edna Rosalie Less 

  • She was born on November 8, 1911 in Kaapstad, Kaap de Goede Hoop, Suid-Afrika.
  • She died on May 7, 1994 in Kaapstad, Kaap de Goede Hoop, Suid-Afrika, she was 82 years old.

Household of Gretha Edna Rosalie Less

She is married to Basil Melt Dreyer.

They got married on December 10, 1938, she was 27 years old.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gretha Edna Rosalie Less

Gretha Edna Rosalie Less
1911-1994

1938

Basil Melt Dreyer
1915-1960

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Historical events

Birthday November 8, 1911

  • The temperature on November 8, 1911 was between 5.8 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 3 » A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys the city of Almaty in Russian Turkestan.
    • January 14 » Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.
    • January 18 » Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USSPennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay, the first time an aircraft landed on a ship.
    • January 29 » Mexican Revolution: Mexicali is captured by the Mexican Liberal Party, igniting the Magonista rebellion of 1911.
    • June 22 » George V and Mary of Teck are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    • June 22 » Mexican Revolution: Government forces bring an end to the Magonista rebellion of 1911 in the Second Battle of Tijuana.

Day of marriage December 10, 1938

  • The temperature on December 10, 1938 was between 2.3 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • February 4 » Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Armed Forces High Command.
    • July 28 » Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service.
    • September 5 » Chile: A group of youths affiliated with the fascist National Socialist Movement of Chile are executed after surrendering during a failed coup.
    • September 23 » The Czechoslovak army is mobilized in response to the Munich Agreement.
    • November 1 » Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.
    • December 17 » Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.

Day of death May 7, 1994

  • The temperature on May 7, 1994 was between 12.2 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (19%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1994: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.3 million citizens.
    • March 28 » In South Africa, African National Congress security guards kill dozens of Inkatha Freedom Party protesters.
    • May 6 » Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel.
    • July 2 » USAir Flight 1016 crashes near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, killing 37 of the 57 people on board.
    • August 12 » Major League Baseball players go on strike, forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.
    • December 14 » Construction begins on the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river.
    • December 26 » Four Armed Islamic Group hijackers seize control of Air France Flight 8969. When the plane lands at Marseille, a French Gendarmerie assault team boards the aircraft and kills the hijackers.


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