Dreyer Tree » Gerhardus Jacobus Dreyer (1866-1959)

Personal data Gerhardus Jacobus Dreyer 


Household of Gerhardus Jacobus Dreyer

He is married to Maria Magdalena Buys.

They got married on May 19, 1890 at Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 23 years old.


Child(ren):

  8. Thomas Frederik Dreyer  1905-1982 

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    Historical events

    Birthday October 24, 1866

    • The temperature on October 24, 1866 was about 13.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
    • In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • January 18 » Wesley College is established in Melbourne, Australia.
      • February 16 » Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes British Secretary of State for War.
      • March 27 » President of the United States of America Andrew Johnson vetoes the Civil Rights Act of 1866. His veto is overridden by Congress and the bill passes into law on April 9.
      • July 28 » At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln).
      • August 23 » Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague.
      • October 19 » In accordance with the Treaty of Vienna, Austria cedes Veneto and Mantua to France, which immediately awards them to Italy in exchange for the earlier Italian acquiescence to the French annexation of Savoy and Nice.

    Day of marriage May 19, 1890

    • The temperature on May 19, 1890 was about 20.4 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. 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)
    • 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • January 22 » The United Mine Workers of America is founded in Columbus, Ohio.
      • January 25 » Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days.
      • March 20 » Prime Minister of the German Empire Otto von Bismarck is dismissed by Emperor Wilhelm II.
      • April 7 » Completion of the first Lake Biwa Canal.
      • August 7 » Anna Månsdotter became the last woman to be executed in Sweden for the 1889 Yngsjö murder.
      • September 24 » The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.

    Day of death July 5, 1959

    • The temperature on July 5, 1959 was between 15.2 °C and 29.5 °C and averaged 23.2 °C. There was 14.2 hours of sunshine (86%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
      • March 30 » Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, flees Tibet for India.
      • May 16 » The Triton Fountain in Valletta, Malta is turned on for the first time.
      • September 12 » Bonanza premieres, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color.
      • September 12 » The Soviet Union launches a large rocket, Lunik II, at the moon.
      • September 16 » The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City.
      • December 13 » Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus.
    

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