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.
    • April 29 » A landslide kills 70 people in Frank, in the District of Alberta, Canada.
    • June 16 » The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
    • June 19 » Benito Mussolini, at the time a radical Socialist, is arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.
    • July 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
    • August 29 » The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.
    • October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.

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.
    • February 6 » The Round Table Talks start in Poland, thus marking the beginning of the overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe.
    • March 24 » In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000m) of crude oil after running aground.
    • May 20 » The Chinese authorities declare martial law in the face of pro-democracy demonstrations, setting the scene for the Tiananmen Square massacre.
    • August 2 » A massacre is carried out by an Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka killing 64 ethnic Tamil civilians.
    • December 13 » The Troubles: Attack on Derryard checkpoint: The Provisional Irish Republican Army launches an attack on a British Army temporary vehicle checkpoint near Rosslea, Northern Ireland. Two British soldiers are killed and two others are wounded.
    • December 17 » The Simpsons premieres on television with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".


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