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Personal data Gertruida Magdalena Hendrina (Gerty) du Toit h1 


Household of Gertruida Magdalena Hendrina (Gerty) du Toit h1

She is married to Gert Johannes van der Merwe.

They got married on March 31, 1903 at Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa, she was 25 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gertruida Magdalena Hendrina (Gerty) du Toit

Nicolaas Jacobus du Toit
1827-1888
Helena Christina du Plessies
1833-1903
Joachim Christoffel Snyman
1834-1915
Geertruida Magdalena Hugo
1839-1873

Gertruida Magdalena Hendrina (Gerty) du Toit
1878-1944

1903

Gert Johannes van der Merwe
1877-1951


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    Historical events

    Birthday January 24, 1878

    • The temperature on January 24, 1878 was about 3.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • March 15 » Restoration of the Scottish Catholic hierarchy, broken off back in 1603.
      • March 24 » The British frigate HMSEurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
      • September 1 » Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.
      • October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.
      • November 17 » First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg.
      • December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.

    Day of marriage March 31, 1903

    • The temperature on March 31, 1903 was between 4.9 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (33%). 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.
      • June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
      • July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
      • August 18 » German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.
      • October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
      • November 3 » With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.

    Day of death April 17, 1944

    • The temperature on April 17, 1944 was between 6.3 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
      • February 23 » The Soviet Union begins the forced deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people from the North Caucasus to Central Asia.
      • April 28 » World War II: Nine German E-boats attacked US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946.
      • July 18 » World War II: Hideki Tōjō resigns as Prime Minister of Japan because of numerous setbacks in the war effort.
      • August 20 » World War II: The Battle of Romania begins with a major Soviet Union offensive.
      • September 11 » World War II: RAF bombing raid on Darmstadt and the following firestorm kill 11,500.
      • October 8 » World War II: Captain Bobbie Brown earns a Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Crucifix Hill, just outside Aachen.
    

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