Dreyer Tree » Christiaan Lourens Dreyer f1g1 (1894-1952)
Personal data Christiaan Lourens Dreyer f1g1
- He was born on October 12, 1894 in Kraalhoek, Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- He died on July 21, 1952 in Fort Beaufort, Cape Province, South Africa, he was 57 years old.
- A child of Caspares Johannes Dreyer and Susanna Philippina Nel
Household of Christiaan Lourens Dreyer f1g1
(1) He is married to Wilhelmina Philippina van Rooyen.
They got married
Child(ren):
- Caspares Johannes Dreyer 1924-1997
- (Not public)
(2) He is married to Gertruida Francina.
They got married
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Historical events
Birthday October 12, 1894
- The temperature on October 12, 1894 was about 8.7 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 7 » The Cripple Creek miner's strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado, United States.
- March 16 » Jules Massenet's opera Thaïs is first performed.
- April 14 » The first ever commercial motion picture house opened in New York City using ten Kinetoscopes, a device for peep-show viewing of films.
- July 25 » The First Sino-Japanese War begins when the Japanese fire upon a Chinese warship.
- August 1 » The First Sino-Japanese War erupts between Japan and China over Korea.
- December 22 » The Dreyfus affair begins in France, when Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted of treason.
Day of death July 21, 1952
- The temperature on July 21, 1952 was between 8.5 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 13.1 hours of sunshine (82%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- 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 1952: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
- April 8 » U.S. President Harry Truman calls for the seizure of all domestic steel mills in an attempt to prevent the 1952 steel strike.
- April 15 » First flight of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
- July 7 » The ocean liner SSUnited States passes Bishop Rock on her maiden voyage, breaking the transatlantic speed record to become the fastest passenger ship in the world.
- August 15 » A flash flood drenches the town of Lynmouth, England, killing 34 people.
- November 25 » Korean War: After 42 days of fighting, the Battle of Triangle Hill ends with Chinese victory, American and South Korean units abandon their attempt to capture the "Iron Triangle".
- December 5 » Beginning of the Great Smog in London. A cold fog combines with air pollution and brings the city to a standstill for four days. Later, a Ministry of Health report estimates 4,000 fatalities as a result of it.
Same birth/death day
- 1891 » Edith Stein, Polish nun and martyr; later canonized († 1942)
- 1891 » Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese soldier and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Japan († 1945)
- 1892 » Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano and actress († 1975)
- 1893 » Velvalee Dickinson, American spy († 1980)
- 1894 » Elisabeth of Romania, queen consort of Greece († 1956)
- 1896 » Eugenio Montale, Italian poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate († 1981)
- 1943 » Charley Paddock, American runner and actor (b. 1900)
- 1943 » Louis Vauxcelles, French Jewish art critic (b. 1870)
- 1944 » Claus von Stauffenberg, German soldier (b. 1907)
- 1946 » Gualberto Villarroel, Bolivian soldier and politician, 45th President of Bolivia (b. 1908)
- 1948 » Arshile Gorky, Armenian-American painter and illustrator (b. 1904)
- 1952 » Pedro Lascuráin, Mexican politician, president for 45 minutes on February 13, 1913. (b. 1856)
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I8457.php : accessed January 26, 2026), "Christiaan Lourens Dreyer f1g1 (1894-1952)".