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Personal data Petrus Gerhardus du Plessis 


Household of Petrus Gerhardus du Plessis

He is married to Phillippina Wilhelmina Jacoba van Gass.

They got married on February 9, 1918 at Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 31 years old.

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    Historical events

    Birthday September 4, 1886

    • The temperature on September 4, 1886 was about 20.2 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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 year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • March 27 » Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
      • April 8 » William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
      • June 13 » A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
      • July 4 » The Canadian Pacific Railway's first scheduled train from Montreal arrives in Port Moody on the Pacific coast, after six days of travel.
      • August 31 » The 7.0 Mw  Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
      • October 28 » President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.

    Day of marriage February 9, 1918

    • The temperature on February 9, 1918 was between 5.6 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • 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 year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
      • February 16 » The Council of Lithuania unanimously adopts the Act of Independence, declaring Lithuania an independent state.
      • July 9 » In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express, killing 101 and injuring 171 people, making it the deadliest rail accident in United States history.
      • November 1 » Western Ukraine separates from Austria-Hungary.
      • November 21 » A pogrom takes place in Lwów (now Lviv); over three days, at least 50 Jews and 270 Ukrainian Christians are killed by Poles.
      • December 1 » The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed.
      • December 28 » Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.

    Day of death January 3, 1951

    • The temperature on January 3, 1951 was between -1.8 °C and 2.5 °C and averaged 0.4 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (20%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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)
    • 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 Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
      • March 7 » Korean War: Operation Ripper: United Nations troops led by General Matthew Ridgway begin an assault against Chinese forces.
      • March 29 » Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.
      • March 31 » Remington Rand delivers the first UNIVAC I computer to the United States Census Bureau.
      • June 14 » UNIVAC I is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau.
      • October 15 » Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes completes the synthesis of norethisterone, the basis of an early oral contraceptive.
      • December 20 » The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs.
    

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