Dreyer Tree » Elizabeth Catharina Johanna van der Vyver (1872-1950)

Personal data Elizabeth Catharina Johanna van der Vyver 


Household of Elizabeth Catharina Johanna van der Vyver

She is married to Paul Roux Dreyer.

They got married on September 17, 1894 at Adelaide, Amatole, Eastern Cape, South Africa, she was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  8. Lorna Dreyer  1907- 
  9. Beyers Dreyer  1910-2002 

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Birthday March 21, 1872

  • The temperature on March 21, 1872 was about 5.3 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 50%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 1 » Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
    • March 11 » Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
    • March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
    • May 10 » Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
    • November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
    • December 4 » The crewless American brigantine Mary Celeste, drifting in the Atlantic, is discovered by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship has been abandoned for nine days but is only slightly damaged. Her master Benjamin Briggs and all nine others known to have been on board are never accounted for.

Day of marriage September 17, 1894

  • The temperature on September 17, 1894 was about 13.4 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 9 » New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts.
    • March 22 » The first playoff game for the Stanley Cup starts.
    • May 11 » Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike.
    • June 23 » The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
    • July 22 » The first ever motor race is held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The fastest finisher was the Comte Jules-Albert de Dion, but the 'official' victory was awarded to Albert Lemaître driving his 3hp petrol engined Peugeot.
    • August 25 » Kitasato Shibasaburō discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings in The Lancet.

Day of death August 5, 1950

  • The temperature on August 5, 1950 was between 13.1 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
    • May 19 » Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce.
    • July 5 » Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
    • August 24 » Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations.
    • September 24 » The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the Chinchaga fire in western Canada.
    • October 16 » The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is published.
    • October 19 » Korean War: The Battle of Pyongyang ends in a United Nations victory. Hours later, the Chinese Army begins crossing the border into Korea.


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About the surname Van der Vyver


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