Family tree Eric Esterhuizen » Catharina Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius (1889-1947)

Personal data Catharina Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius 

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Household of Catharina Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius

She is married to Jan Hendrik HOFMEYR.

They got married on November 19, 1907 at Marquard, she was 18 years old.Source 2

Die egpaar het 7 kindersSource 2

Child(ren):

  1. Johannes Tromp HOFMEYR  1908-1963 
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    Historical events

    Birthday January 29, 1889

    • The temperature on January 29, 1889 was about 6.1 °C. The air pressure was 54 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
      • March 23 » The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
      • May 11 » An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
      • June 29 » Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships vote to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest United States city in area and second largest in population at the time.
      • November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
      • November 14 » Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.

    Christening day April 21, 1889

    • The temperature on April 21, 1889 was about 14.8 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • February 9 » US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
      • March 23 » The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
      • March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
      • May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
      • May 31 » Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
      • November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.

    Day of marriage November 19, 1907

    • The temperature on November 19, 1907 was between 4.2 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
      • January 14 » An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
      • May 23 » The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.
      • July 21 » The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
      • August 31 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Anglo-Russian Convention, by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan. Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet.
      • November 16 » Cunard Line's RMSMauretania, sister ship of RMSLusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
      • December 21 » The Chilean Army commits a massacre of at least 2,000 striking saltpeter miners in Iquique, Chile.

    Day of death January 13, 1947

    • The temperature on January 13, 1947 was between 3.3 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 8.3 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
      • April 9 » The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
      • April 9 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 22 relating to Corfu Channel incident is adopted.
      • June 24 » Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington, leading to the coining of the phrase "flying saucer".
      • October 26 » Kashmir conflict: The Maharaja of Kashmir and Jammu signs the Instrument of Accession with India.
      • November 29 » First Indochina War: French forces carry out a massacre at Mỹ Trạch, Vietnam.
      • December 16 » William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor.
    

    Same birth/death day

    Source: Wikipedia

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    • 1888 » Sydney Chapman, English mathematician and geophysicist († 1970)
    • 1888 » Wellington Koo, Chinese statesman († 1985)
    • 1891 » Elizaveta Gerdt, Russian ballerina and educator († 1975)
    • 1891 » R. Norris Williams, Swiss-American tennis player and banker († 1968)
    • 1892 » Ernst Lubitsch, German American film director, producer, writer, and actor († 1947)

    Source: Wikipedia


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