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Personal data Petrus Johannes Dreyer 


Household of Petrus Johannes Dreyer

(1) He is married to Elsie Rosina Bothma.

They got married on November 16, 1931 at Naauwkloof, Rustenburg, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika, he was 83 years old.


(2) He is married to Johanna Jacomina Delport.

They got married


Child(ren):

  1. Jacobus Petrus Dreyer  1871-1960 
  2. Christiaan Izak Dreyer  1879-???? 
  3. Anna Jacomina Dreyer  1882-???? 
  4. Marthinus Dreyer  1889-???? 


(3) He is married to Helena Dorathea Fouche.

They got married on October 16, 1903 at Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 54 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Jan Harm Dreyer  1910-1959

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Historical events

  • The temperature on October 20, 1848 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • From November 21, 1848 till November 1, 1849 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Kempenaer - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. J.M. de Kempenaer (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • In the year 1848: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • January 31 » John C. Frémont is court-martialed for mutiny and disobeying orders.
    • March 13 » The German revolutions of 1848–1849 begin in Vienna.
    • May 29 » Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. state.
    • July 20 » The first Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, a two-day event, concludes.
    • July 29 » Irish Potato Famine: Tipperary Revolt: In County Tipperary, Ireland, then in the United Kingdom, an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule is put down by police.
    • November 3 » A greatly revised Dutch constitution, drafted by Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, severely limiting the powers of the Dutch monarchy, and strengthening the powers of parliament and ministers, is proclaimed.
  • The temperature on October 16, 1903 was between 7.1 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (48%). 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.
    • February 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
    • May 29 » In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
    • August 2 » The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.
    • October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
    • October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
    • December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
  • The temperature on August 27, 1936 was between 7.7 °C and 21.8 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
    • February 26 » In the February 26 Incident, young Japanese military officers attempt to stage a coup against the government.
    • April 5 » Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: An F5 tornado kills 233 in Tupelo, Mississippi.
    • May 26 » In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation Bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours.
    • July 23 » In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties.
    • August 14 » Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last known public execution in the United States.
    • December 10 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication.


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