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Personal data Hendrik Hugo Dreyer b4c2d4e2f3g5h4 

  • He was born on December 6, 1914 in Philadelpia, Cape South Africa.
  • Profession: Editor , Manager Die Volkblad , Beeld , CEO Nasionale Pers. in Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Cape Town.
  • Education: Paarl Gimnasium.
  • Nationality: South Africa.
  • Religion: Christian.
  • He died on October 17, 1975 in Tygerberg Hospitaal Parow Cape South Africa, he was 60 years old.
    Oorzaak: Medical Problem
  • He is buried in Maitland Crematorium, Cape Town, Melkbosstrand, South Africa,Kramat of Tuan Matarah.
  • A child of Hendrik Cornelis ` Hennie ` Dreyer and Jacoba Embrencia Retief Mostert

Household of Hendrik Hugo Dreyer b4c2d4e2f3g5h4

He is married to Anna Catharina Steyn ` Ans` Hattingh.

They got married on September 1, 1945 at Lindley, South Africa, he was 30 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)


Notes about Hendrik Hugo Dreyer b4c2d4e2f3g5h4

Hugo ( daar was al te veel Hennie`s) het aan Paarl Gimnasium gestudeer en is later Kaap toe en het met broer Jan `n kamer gedeel. Hy wou verder gaan studeer , maar finansies kortwiek hom en skryf in by prokureer, maar hy laat vaar dit en word `n verslaggewer by Die Burger Okt 1936. Op 1 Sept 1945 trou hy met Anna Catherina Steyn Hattingh Ans,(*28.02.1918 + 24.06.2009 Seapark-siekeboeg,Melkbosstrand,) `n verpleegster in die NG –kerk Lindley .Hulle het een seun Hendrik Christiaan (dis ek) * 26.01.1947 Kaapstad .Hy(Hugo) word later parlemetêre verslagewer ,en word 21 Jan 1949 Nuusredakteur en later hoofredakteur en bestuurder van die Volksblad.(tot 21 Jan 1970). Daarna vertrek hy na Johannesburg waar Hy die Transvaler oorneem later die Beeld en nog later die Raport. Terug in die kaap word hy hoofbestuurder van Nasionale koerante en groepbestuurder waarna hy aftree op 7 Des 1974. Hy is oorlede op 17 Okt 1975 in die Tygerberg Hospitaal.

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  • The temperature on December 6, 1914 was between 1.0 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (30%). 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 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 year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • April 21 » Ypiranga incident: A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by the U.S. Navy near Veracruz.
    • April 24 » The Franck–Hertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, is presented to the German Physical Society.
    • June 23 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.
    • August 25 » World War I: Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary.
    • September 17 » World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.
    • November 5 » World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.
  • The temperature on September 1, 1945 was between 5.4 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
    • January 9 » World War II: The Sixth United States Army begins the invasion of Lingayen Gulf.
    • January 31 » World War II: About 3,000 inmates from the Stutthof concentration camp are forcibly marched into the Baltic Sea at Palmnicken (now Yantarny, Russia) and executed.
    • April 13 » World War II: Soviet and Bulgarian forces capture Vienna.
    • May 1 » World War II: Forces of the Soviet Red Army liberate Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at Stalag Luft I near Barth, Germany.
    • July 26 » The Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide, removing Winston Churchill from power.
    • September 16 » World War II: The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong comes to an end.
  • The temperature on October 17, 1975 was between 4.8 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (49%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1975: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.6 million citizens.
    • June 4 » The Governor of California Jerry Brown signs the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act into law, the first law in the U.S. giving farmworkers collective bargaining rights.
    • August 4 » The Japanese Red Army takes more than 50 hostages at the AIA Building housing several embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The hostages include the U.S. consul and the Swedish Chargé d'affaires. The gunmen win the release of five imprisoned comrades and fly with them to Libya.
    • September 16 » The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-31 interceptor makes its maiden flight.
    • October 1 » Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines.
    • October 16 » Indonesian troops kill the Balibo Five, a group of Australian journalists, Portuguese Timor.
    • October 16 » The Australian Coalition sparks a constitutional crisis when they vote to defer funding for the government's annual budget.


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