Dreyer Tree » Wilhelmus Petrus Johannes (William John) Dreyer b4c2d5e3f1g6 (1892-1961)

Personal data Wilhelmus Petrus Johannes (William John) Dreyer b4c2d5e3f1g6 


Household of Wilhelmus Petrus Johannes (William John) Dreyer b4c2d5e3f1g6

He is married to Elsie Carolina Swart.

They got married on July 1, 1922 at Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa, he was 29 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Jan Hendrik Dreyer  1923-2005

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    Historical events

    Day of marriage July 1, 1922

    • The temperature on July 1, 1922 was between 9.9 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (34%). 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 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.
      • April 15 » U.S. Senator John B. Kendrick of Wyoming introduces a resolution calling for an investigation of a secret land deal, which leads to the discovery of the Teapot Dome scandal.
      • July 9 » Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'.
      • August 26 » Greco-Turkish War (1919–22): Turkish army launched what has come to be known to the Turks as the "Great Offensive" (Büyük Taarruz). The major Greek defense positions were overrun.
      • August 27 » Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece.
      • September 11 » The Sun News-Pictorial is founded in Melbourne, Australia.
      • December 9 » Gabriel Narutowicz is elected the first president of Poland.

    Day of death May 1, 1961

    • The temperature on May 1, 1961 was between 2.9 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (13%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 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)
    • 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 1961: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
      • February 4 » The Angolan War of Independence and the greater Portuguese Colonial War begin.
      • March 14 » A USAF B-52 bomber crashes near near Yuba City, California whilst carrying nuclear weapons.
      • July 23 » The Sandinista National Liberation Front is founded in Nicaragua.
      • August 21 » American country music singer Patsy Cline returns to record producer Owen Bradley's studio in Nashville, Tennessee to record her vocals to Willie Nelson's "Crazy", which would become her signature song.
      • September 16 » The United States National Hurricane Research Project drops eight cylinders of silver iodide into the eyewall of Hurricane Esther. Wind speed reduces by 10%, giving rise to Project Stormfury.
      • November 18 » United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.
    

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