Dreyer Tree » Jan Pieter de Villiers (1860-1922)
Personal data Jan Pieter de Villiers
- He was born on March 28, 1860 in Stellenbosch, Suid-Afrika.
- Profession: sendeling.
- He died on February 5, 1922 in Somersetstrand Cape Province South Africa, he was 61 years old.
- A child of Frederik Willem Baynes de Villiers and Getruida Johanna van der Spuy
Household of Jan Pieter de Villiers
He is married to Soldelina van Rheede van Saasveld Dreyer.
They got married on April 2, 1891 at Kaapstad, Kaap de Goede Hoop, Suid-Afrika, he was 31 years old.
Child(ren):
- Elaine Vrede de Villiers 1902-1946
Timeline Jan Pieter de Villiers
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Historical events
Birthday March 28, 1860
- The temperature on March 28, 1860 was about 8.1 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 21 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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 March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
- From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
- In the year 1860: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- March 5 » Parma, Tuscany, Modena and Romagna vote in referendums to join the Kingdom of Sardinia.
- March 17 » The First Taranaki War begins in Taranaki, New Zealand, a major phase of the New Zealand Wars.
- April 3 » The first successful United States Pony Express run from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, begins.
- April 6 » The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, later renamed Community of Christ, is organized by Joseph Smith III and others at Amboy, Illinois.
- May 3 » Charles XV of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Sweden.
- May 27 » Giuseppe Garibaldi begins his attack on Palermo, Sicily, as part of the Italian unification.
Day of marriage April 2, 1891
- The temperature on April 2, 1891 was about 7.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 10 » Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
- March 17 » SSUtopia collides with HMSAnson in the Bay of Gibraltar and sinks, killing 562 of the 880 passengers on board.
- May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
- July 26 » France annexes Tahiti.
- August 16 » The Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.
- October 28 » The Mino–Owari earthquake is the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history.
Day of death February 5, 1922
- The temperature on February 5, 1922 was between -13.8 °C and -4.5 °C and averaged -8.2 °C. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
- January 11 » First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient.
- June 24 » The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League.
- June 29 » France grants 1km at Vimy Ridge "freely, and for all time, to the Government of Canada, the free use of the land exempt from all taxes".
- September 13 » The final act of the Greco-Turkish War, the Great Fire of Smyrna, commences.
- November 26 » Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.
- December 9 » Gabriel Narutowicz is elected the first president of Poland.
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The Dreyer Tree publication was prepared by Hendrik Dreyer.
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I5510.php : accessed January 16, 2026), "Jan Pieter de Villiers (1860-1922)".
Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I5510.php : accessed January 16, 2026), "Jan Pieter de Villiers (1860-1922)".