Dreyer Tree » Dr Frederick Bernardus "Fred" (Frederick Bernardus, "Fred") Dreyer b4c2d4e5f1g3 (1888-1936)
Personal data Dr Frederick Bernardus "Fred" (Frederick Bernardus, "Fred") Dreyer b4c2d4e5f1g3
- First name Frederick Bernardus, "Fred".
- He was born on May 29, 1888 in Claremont, Capetown South Africa.
- Profession: Ophtalmic surgeon.
- He died on November 17, 1936 in Green market square, Kaapstad, Kaap de Goede Hoop, Suid-Afrika, he was 48 years old.
Oorzaak: Angina pectoris , coronary thrombosis
- He is buried in Maitland cemetry.
- A child of Johan Frederik Dreyer and Elizabeth Rachel Stegman
Household of Dr Frederick Bernardus "Fred" (Frederick Bernardus, "Fred") Dreyer b4c2d4e5f1g3
(1) He is married to Violet Ethel Ball.
They got married on August 3, 1915 at Woking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, he was 27 years old.
Child(ren):
- Peter Frederick Dreyer 1918-1999
- Ann Rosemary Dreyer 1924-1933
(2) He is married to Louise Dorothea Julie Pentz.
They got married on November 22, 1934 at Kaapstad, Kaap de Goede Hoop, Suid-Afrika, he was 46 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday May 29, 1888
- The temperature on May 29, 1888 was about 9.5 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- 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 year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 13 » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
- June 29 » George Edward Gouraud records Handel's Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the oldest known recording of music.
- July 15 » The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
- September 8 » Isaac Peral's submarine is first tested.
- October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
- October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
Day of marriage November 22, 1934
- The temperature on November 22, 1934 was between -5.0 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 3 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1934: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
- January 26 » The Apollo Theater reopens in Harlem, New York City.
- February 9 » The Balkan Entente is formed.
- May 23 » Infamous American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
- June 30 » The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place.
- October 9 » An Ustashe assassin kills King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and Louis Barthou, Foreign Minister of France, in Marseille.
- October 16 » Chinese Communists begin the Long March to escape Nationalist encirclement.
Day of death November 17, 1936
- The temperature on November 17, 1936 was between 4.4 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 20.0 mm of rain during 11.7 hours. 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
- March 7 » Prelude to World War II: In violation of the Locarno Pact and the Treaty of Versailles, Germany reoccupies the Rhineland.
- April 6 » Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203.
- May 9 » Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
- June 26 » Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter.
- July 21 » Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia is constituted, establishing an anarcho-syndicalist economy in Catalonia.
- November 2 » The British Broadcasting Corporation initiates the BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day.
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- 1936 » Ernestine Schumann-Heink, German-American singer (b. 1861)
- 1937 » Jack Worrall, Australian footballer, cricketer, and coach (b. 1860)
- 1938 » Ante Trumbić, Croatian lawyer and politician, 20th Mayor of Split (b. 1864)
- 1940 » Eric Gill, English sculptor and typeface designer (b. 1882)
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