Dreyer Tree » Elsie Petronella Pretorius (1897-1976)

Personal data Elsie Petronella Pretorius 


Household of Elsie Petronella Pretorius

She is married to Philiphus Albertus Dreyer.

They got married on May 15, 1916 at Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, she was 18 years old.


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    Birthday June 15, 1897

    • The temperature on June 15, 1897 was about 19.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. 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 Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • June 16 » A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
      • July 11 » Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies.
      • August 2 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
      • August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
      • September 1 » The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
      • December 9 » Activist Marguerite Durand founds the feminist daily newspaper La Fronde in Paris.

    Day of marriage May 15, 1916

    • The temperature on May 15, 1916 was between 9.2 °C and 15.2 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
      • February 24 » The Governor-General of Korea establishes a clinic called Jahyewon in Sorokdo to segregate Hansen's disease patients.
      • April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
      • April 10 » The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
      • June 4 » World War I: Russia opens the Brusilov Offensive with an artillery barrage of Austro-Hungarian lines in Galicia.
      • July 22 » Preparedness Day Bombing: In San Francisco, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a parade, killing ten and injuring 40.
      • December 6 » World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest.

    Day of death July 5, 1976

    • The temperature on July 5, 1976 was between 15.4 °C and 31.2 °C and averaged 24.2 °C. There was 14.7 hours of sunshine (89%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 1976: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
      • March 24 » In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and start a 7-year dictatorial period self-styled the National Reorganization Process.
      • May 24 » The Judgment of Paris takes place in France, launching California as a worldwide force in the production of quality wine.
      • June 28 » The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial.
      • July 25 » Viking program: Viking 1 takes the famous Face on Mars photo.
      • September 11 » A bomb planted by a Croatian terrorist, Zvonko Bušić, is found at New York's Grand Central Terminal; one NYPD officer is killed trying to defuse it.
      • October 20 » The ferry George Prince is struck by a ship while crossing the Mississippi River. Seventy-eight passengers and crew die, and only 18 people aboard the ferry survive.
    

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