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Personal data Hester Petronella Maria Geldenhuys 


Household of Hester Petronella Maria Geldenhuys

She is married to Lukas Ignatius Dreyer.

They got married on April 20, 1892 at Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa, she was 18 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Anna Maria Dreyer  1896-1972
  2. Jacoba Dorothea Dreyer  1898-???? 
  5. Petrus Johannes Dreyer  1906-1977 

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Historical events

Birthday February 21, 1874

  • The temperature on February 21, 1874 was about 2.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 21 » The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
    • March 18 » Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
    • July 1 » The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
    • July 23 » Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
    • August 5 » Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
    • October 9 » The Universal Postal Union is created by the Treaty of Bern.

Day of marriage April 20, 1892

  • The temperature on April 20, 1892 was about 6.3 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1892: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Ellis Island begins processing immigrants into the United States.
    • June 6 » The Chicago "L" elevated rail system begins operation.
    • June 11 » The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
    • September 22 » Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost.
    • October 21 » Opening ceremonies for the World's Columbian Exposition are held in Chicago, though because construction was behind schedule, the exposition did not open until May 1, 1893.
    • October 26 » Ida B. Wells publishes Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases.

Day of death September 19, 1955

  • The temperature on September 19, 1955 was between 3.3 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (65%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
    • April 15 » McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.
    • June 2 » The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between both countries, discontinued since 1948.
    • August 19 » In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.
    • October 1 » The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is established.
    • November 15 » The first part of Saint Petersburg Metro is opened.
    • December 31 » General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year.


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