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Ancestors (and descendant) of Melt Blignaut van der Spuy

Jan Hendrik HOFMEYR
1824-1887
Francina Aletta Minnaar
1829-1895

Melt Blignaut van der Spuy
1883-1917


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    Historical events

    Birthday September 11, 1883

    • The temperature on September 11, 1883 was about 13.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
      • May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
      • August 25 » France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
      • August 26 » The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
      • October 22 » The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.
      • December 16 » Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.

    Day of death July 25, 1917

    • The temperature on July 25, 1917 was between 12.4 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
      • January 9 » World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine.
      • February 5 » The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
      • April 2 » World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
      • May 19 » The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.
      • June 4 » The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World.
      • July 25 » Sir Robert Borden introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).
    

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