Dreyer Tree » Roelof Frederick "Frikkie" (Roelof Frederick "Frikkie") Botha (1903-1975)

Personal data Roelof Frederick "Frikkie" (Roelof Frederick "Frikkie") Botha 


Household of Roelof Frederick "Frikkie" (Roelof Frederick "Frikkie") Botha

He is married to Maria Elizabeth Dreyer.

They got married on September 28, 1926 at Zwartruggens, Rustenburg, he was 23 years old.


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Historical events

Birthday August 10, 1903

  • The temperature on August 10, 1903 was between 10.5 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (23%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • January 17 » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
    • June 11 » A group of Serbian officers stormed the royal palace and assassinated King Alexander Obrenović and his wife, Queen Draga.
    • July 20 » The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
    • August 29 » The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.
    • September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
    • November 17 » The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party splits into two groups: The Bolsheviks (Russian for "majority") and Mensheviks (Russian for "minority").

Day of marriage September 28, 1926

  • The temperature on September 28, 1926 was between 6.0 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 6.8 mm of rain. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
    • January 8 » Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuỵ ascends the throne to become the last monarch of Vietnam.
    • March 15 » The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
    • May 28 » The 28 May 1926 coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic.
    • August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
    • October 14 » The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published.
    • December 17 » Antanas Smetona assumes power in Lithuania as the 1926 coup d'état is successful.

Day of death September 5, 1975

  • The temperature on September 5, 1975 was between 7.4 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (17%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
    • January 2 » The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress.
    • March 6 » Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute.
    • March 27 » Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins.
    • April 13 » An attack by the Phalangist resistance kills 26 militia members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, marking the start of the 15-year Lebanese Civil War.
    • July 5 » Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title.
    • August 23 » The Pontiac Silverdome opens in Pontiac, Michigan, 30 miles (48km) northwest of Detroit, Michigan


Same birth/death day

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  • 1970 » Jochen Rindt, German-Austrian race car driver (b. 1942)
  • 1972 » Alan Kippax, Australian cricketer and businessman (b. 1897)
  • 1973 » Jack Fournier, American baseball player and coach (b. 1889)
  • 1977 » Marcel Thiry, Belgian poet and activist (b. 1897)
  • 1979 » Alberto di Jorio, Italian cardinal (b. 1884)
  • 1980 » Don Banks, Australian composer and educator (b. 1923)

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