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Personal data Jacob Hugo `Japie ` Dreyer b4c2d4e2f3g3 

  • He was born on October 21, 1876 in Philadelphia, Cape.
  • Profession: Butcher and shopkeeper, Paarl.
  • He died on October 21, 1928 in At his home n Noorder Paarl, 419 Main Street, he was 52 years old.
    Oorzaak: Septicaemia that set in after an accident with his horse in Markstraat Paarl.
  • He is buried in next to his wife in Hofstreet cemetary Paarl.
  • A child of Oloff Johannes Truter Dreyer and Anna Elizabeth Hugo

Household of Jacob Hugo `Japie ` Dreyer b4c2d4e2f3g3

He is married to Hester Anna Jacoba ` Hettie ` du Toit.

They got married on January 7, 1907 at Paarl. South Africa, he was 30 years old.


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Notes about Jacob Hugo `Japie ` Dreyer b4c2d4e2f3g3

Jacob Hugo (geb 25.9.1876; oorl 21.10.1928) was my pa se pa, my oupa. Jacob Hugo (Japie) Dreyer is op 25.9.1876 in die Paarl gebore en op 7 Januarie 1907 met Hester Anna Jacoba (Hetta) du Toit (geb.25.3.1883, oorl 14.8.1977) getroud. Hy was ‘n spekulant en slaghuiseienaar. Hulle het by Hoofstraat 419 in die Paarl gewoon, ‘n eiendom wat gestrek het van die Hoofstraat tot by die Bergrivier enwaar hy perde aangehou het. Hierdie eiendom, wat later deur my pa se oudste broer Oloff (Uncle) herdoop is tot Westergloor, se oorspronklike naam was Het Fonteintje en hulle het dit gekoop van ene Japie Minnaar. Miskien ‘n vervorming van Fortuin – aagedui as die oorspronklike plaasnaam in “Drakensteinse erfgrond”.

Jacob Hugo was besonder lief vir perde, en sterf op 21.10.1928 op 52-jarige leeftyd na ‘n ongeluk met ‘n perd in Markstraat weke tevore waar sy been beseer word en die wonde septies word

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  • The temperature on October 21, 1876 was about 1.5 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 15 » The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
    • May 30 » Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murad V.
    • August 31 » Ottoman Sultan Murad V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid II.
    • September 7 » In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.
    • November 17 » Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Slavonic March" is given its premiere performance in Moscow, Russia.
    • November 23 » Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.
  • The temperature on January 7, 1907 was between 2.1 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • July 21 » The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
    • September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
    • September 30 » The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
    • December 10 » The worst night of the Brown Dog riots in London, when 1,000 medical students clash with 400 police officers over the existence of a memorial for animals that have been vivisected.
    • December 16 » The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world.
    • December 21 » The Chilean Army commits a massacre of at least 2,000 striking saltpeter miners in Iquique, Chile.
  • The temperature on October 21, 1928 was between 6.6 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
    • April 12 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
    • May 3 » The Jinan incident begins with the deaths of twelve Japanese civilians by Chinese forces in Jinan, China, which leads to Japanese retaliation and the deaths of over 2,000 Chinese civilians in the following days.
    • July 7 » Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.
    • October 10 » Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
    • October 28 » The "Indonesia Raya", now the national anthem, is first played during the Second Indonesian Youth Congress.
    • November 15 » The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.


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