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Household of Jacobus Johannes Pretorius

He is married to Hendrina Alyda Koertzen.

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  6. Willem Pretorius  1900-1968

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    Birthday March 28, 1868

    • The temperature on March 28, 1868 was about 7.7 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
    • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • May 16 » The United States Senate fails to convict President Andrew Johnson by one vote.
      • July 28 » The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.
      • September 23 » Grito de Lares ("Lares Revolt") occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule.
      • September 28 » The Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France.
      • October 7 » Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date.
      • November 3 » John Willis Menard (R-Louisiana) was the first African American elected to the United States Congress. Because of an electoral challenge, he was never seated.

    Day of death July 4, 1944

    • The temperature on July 4, 1944 was between 12.9 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
      • March 9 » World War II: Soviet Army planes attack Tallinn, Estonia.
      • August 2 » World War II: The largest trade convoy of the world wars arrives safely in the Western Approaches.
      • August 6 » The Warsaw Uprising occurs on August 1. It is brutally suppressed and all able-bodied men in Kraków are detained afterwards to prevent a similar uprising, the Kraków Uprising, that was planned but never carried out.
      • October 6 » World War II: Units of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps enter Czechoslovakia during the Battle of the Dukla Pass.
      • October 25 » Second World War: The USSTang under Richard O'Kane (the top American submarine ace of the war) is sunk by the ship's own malfunctioning torpedo.
      • November 29 » World War II: Albania is liberated by the Partisans.
    

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