Family tree Eric Esterhuizen » Andries (Andrew) Brink HOFMEYR (1871-1958)

Personal data Andries (Andrew) Brink HOFMEYR 

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Household of Andries (Andrew) Brink HOFMEYR

He is married to Anna Paulina Garzoni Gordon.

They got married on April 6, 1897, he was 25 years old.Source 2

Die egpaar het 3 kindersSource 2

Child(ren):

  2. Joan Mary HOFMEYR  1900-1968 
  3. Nicolai Gordon HOFMEYR  1902-1981 

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    Historical events

    Birthday May 31, 1871

    • The temperature on May 31, 1871 was about 13.3 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • January 19 » Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
      • February 17 » The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
      • March 21 » Otto von Bismarck is appointed as the first Chancellor of the German Empire.
      • April 1 » The 3rd Duke of Buckingham opened the Brill Tramway, a short railway line to transport goods between his lands and the national rail network.
      • July 20 » British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.
      • October 10 » Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8–10.

    Day of marriage April 6, 1897

    • The temperature on April 6, 1897 was about 8.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
      • June 22 » British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged.
      • July 11 » Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies.
      • November 1 » The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public; the library had previously been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol.
      • December 6 » London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.
      • December 9 » Activist Marguerite Durand founds the feminist daily newspaper La Fronde in Paris.

    Day of death May 6, 1958

    • The temperature on May 6, 1958 was between 9.0 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (8%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1958: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.1 million citizens.
      • January 28 » The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.
      • July 1 » The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation links television broadcasting across Canada via microwave.
      • September 1 » Iceland expands its fishing zone, putting it into conflict with the United Kingdom, beginning the Cod Wars.
      • September 14 » The first two German post-war rockets, designed by the German engineer Ernst Mohr, reach the upper atmosphere.
      • October 26 » Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris.
      • December 9 » The John Birch Society is founded in the United States.
    

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