Dreyer Tree » Thomas Frederick Dreyer b5c1d1e2f5g1 (1888-1955)
Personal data Thomas Frederick Dreyer b5c1d1e2f5g1
- He was born on February 18, 1888 in Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
- He died on September 26, 1955 in Kareehoek, district Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 67 years old.
- A child of Frederik Martinus Dreyer and Martha Sophia Grobler
Household of Thomas Frederick Dreyer b5c1d1e2f5g1
He is married to Johannes Martinus Venter "Hannie" Grobler.
They got married on April 14, 1917 at Nÿlstroom, Waterberg Transvaal South Africa, he was 29 years old.
Child(ren):
- Frederik Marthinus Dreyer 1918-1962
- Thomas Frederick Dreyer 1919-2003
- Nicolaas Johannes Dreyer 1922-1968
- Zacherias Christiaan Dreyer 1924-1985
- Andreas Nicolaas Dreyer 1927-1977
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Historical events
Birthday February 18, 1888
- The temperature on February 18, 1888 was about -1.3 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 24 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 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 1888: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 20 » The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
- April 3 » The first of eleven unsolved brutal murders of women committed in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London, occurs.
- August 31 » Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
- September 8 » In England, the first six Football League matches are played.
- September 8 » In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
- October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
Day of marriage April 14, 1917
- The temperature on April 14, 1917 was between 1.2 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- January 9 » World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- April 16 » Vladimir Lenin returns to Petrograd, Russia, from exile in Switzerland.
- May 13 » Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
- May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
- July 31 » World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
Day of death September 26, 1955
- The temperature on September 26, 1955 was between 7.6 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
- May 14 » Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
- June 2 » The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between both countries, discontinued since 1948.
- June 16 » In a futile effort to topple Argentine President Juan Perón, rogue aircraft pilots of the Argentine Navy drop several bombs upon an unarmed crowd demonstrating in favor of Perón in Buenos Aires, killing 364 and injuring at least 800. At the same time on the ground, some soldiers attempt to stage a coup but are suppressed by loyal forces.
- July 27 » El Al Flight 402 is shot down by two fighter jets after straying into Bulgarian air space. All 58 people onboard are killed.
- October 1 » The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is established.
- November 5 » After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio.
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- 1951 » Hans Cloos, German geologist and academic (b. 1885)
- 1952 » George Santayana, Spanish philosopher, novelist, and poet (b. 1863)
- 1953 » Xu Beihong, Chinese painter and educator (b. 1895)
- 1954 » Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (b. 1868)
- 1957 » Arthur Powell Davies, American minister and author (b. 1902)
- 1959 » S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (b. 1899)
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