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Personal data Florence Maud Thornhill 

  • She was born in the year 1899.
  • She died on February 25, 1959 in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa, she was 60 years old.

Household of Florence Maud Thornhill

She is married to Willem Adriaan "Willie" Dreyer.

They got married on April 29, 1922 at Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa, she was 23 years old.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Florence Maud Thornhill

Florence Maud Thornhill
1899-1959

1922

Willem Adriaan "Willie" Dreyer
1897-1976

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Historical events

Day of marriage April 29, 1922

  • The temperature on April 29, 1922 was between 1.6 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 28 » Knickerbocker Storm, Washington D.C.'s biggest snowfall, causes the city's greatest loss of life when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre collapses.
    • February 2 » Ulysses by James Joyce is published.
    • October 18 » The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) is founded by a consortium, to establish a nationwide network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service.
    • November 21 » Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia takes the oath of office, becoming the first female United States Senator.
    • December 9 » Gabriel Narutowicz is elected the first president of Poland.
    • December 27 » Japanese aircraft carrierHōshō becomes the first purpose built aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world.

Day of death February 25, 1959

  • The temperature on February 25, 1959 was between 2.1 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
    • February 3 » Rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson are killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
    • February 19 » The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
    • February 22 » Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.
    • April 8 » A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.
    • May 4 » The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held.
    • June 14 » Dominican exiles depart from Cuba and land in the Dominican Republic to overthrow the totalitarian government of Rafael Trujillo. All but four are killed or executed.


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About the surname Thornhill


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