Dreyer Tree » Cornelia Susanna "Corrie" (Cornelia Susanna, "Corrie") van Niekerk (1903-1989)

Personal data Cornelia Susanna "Corrie" (Cornelia Susanna, "Corrie") van Niekerk 

  • First name Cornelia Susanna, "Corrie".
  • She was born on July 24, 1903.
  • She died on September 10, 1989 in Somerset Wes Western Cape, South Africa, she was 86 years old.

Household of Cornelia Susanna "Corrie" (Cornelia Susanna, "Corrie") van Niekerk

She is married to Johann Jacob Dreyer.

They got married on June 28, 1927 at Tulbagh, Kaapprovinsie, Suid-Afrika, she was 23 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday July 24, 1903

  • The temperature on July 24, 1903 was between 12.9 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. 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 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • February 23 » Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".
    • June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
    • July 20 » The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
    • August 18 » German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.
    • September 27 » The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad.
    • October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.

Day of death September 10, 1989

  • The temperature on September 10, 1989 was between 13.4 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (15%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1989: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.8 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The Montreal Protocol comes into force, stopping the use of chemicals contributing to ozone depletion.
    • January 6 » Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh are sentenced to death for conspiracy in the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi; the two men are executed the same day.
    • February 2 » Soviet–Afghan War: The last Soviet armoured column leaves Kabul.
    • February 24 » United Airlines Flight 811, bound for New Zealand from Honolulu, rips open during flight, blowing nine passengers out of the business-class section.
    • December 17 » The Simpsons premieres on television with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".
    • December 22 » Communist President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu is overthrown by Ion Iliescu after days of bloody confrontations. The deposed dictator and his wife flee Bucharest in a helicopter as protesters erupt in cheers.


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