Dreyer Tree » Gert Johannes van der Merwe (1877-1951)
Personal data Gert Johannes van der Merwe
- He was born on October 5, 1877 in Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa.
- He died on September 28, 1951 in Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa, he was 73 years old.
- A child of Isaac Wilhelmus van der Merwe and Anna Christina Francina Jooste
Household of Gert Johannes van der Merwe
He is married to Gertruida Magdalena Hendrina (Gerty) du Toit.
They got married on March 31, 1903 at Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa, he was 25 years old.
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Birthday October 5, 1877
- The temperature on October 5, 1877 was about 13.5 °C. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 51%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- 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 1877: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- May 5 » American Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles.
- May 16 » The 16 May 1877 crisis occurs in France, ending with the dissolution of the National Assembly 22 June and affirming the interpretation of the Constitution of 1875 as a parliamentary rather than presidential system. The elections held in October 1877 led to the defeat of the royalists as a formal political movement in France.
- July 21 » After rioting by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers and the deaths of nine rail workers at the hands of the Maryland militia, workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, stage a sympathy strike that is met with an assault by the state militia.
- September 5 » American Indian Wars: Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse is bayoneted by a United States soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson in Nebraska.
- November 29 » Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.
- December 10 » Russo-Turkish War: The Russian Army captures Plevna after a 5-month siege. The garrison of 25,000 surviving Turks surrenders. The Russian victory is decisive for the outcome of the war and the Liberation of Bulgaria.
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.
- January 9 » Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia.
- February 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
- October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
- October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
- November 17 » The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party splits into two groups: The Bolsheviks (Russian for "majority") and Mensheviks (Russian for "minority").
- December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Day of death September 28, 1951
- The temperature on September 28, 1951 was between 9.9 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (5%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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)
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- 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 year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
- February 6 » The Canadian Army enters combat in the Korean War.
- March 29 » Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.
- April 25 » Korean War: Assaulting Chinese forces are forced to withdraw after heavy fighting with UN forces, primarily made up of Australian and Canadian troops, at the Battle of Kapyong.
- July 10 » Korean War: Armistice negotiations begin at Kaesong.
- July 20 » King Abdullah I of Jordan is assassinated by a Palestinian while attending Friday prayers in Jerusalem.
- September 1 » The United States, Australia and New Zealand sign a mutual defense pact, called the ANZUS Treaty.
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- 1949 » Archbishop Chrysanthus of Athens (b. 1881)
- 1953 » Edwin Hubble, American astronomer and scholar (b. 1889)
- 1956 » William Boeing, American businessman, founded the Boeing Company (b. 1881)
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I9376.php : accessed January 22, 2026), "Gert Johannes van der Merwe (1877-1951)".