Family tree Eric Esterhuizen » Andrew Murray HOFMEYR (1866-1936)
Personal data Andrew Murray HOFMEYR
Source 1Source 2- He was born on June 15, 1866 in Murraysburg.Source 2
- Profession: Direkteur in Heilbron.Source 2
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- He died on February 21, 1936 in Greytown, he was 69 years old.Source 2
- A child of Jan Hendrik HOFMEYR and Isabella Murray
- This information was last updated on September 2, 2010.
Household of Andrew Murray HOFMEYR
(1) He is married to Phoebe Horn Stroebel.
They got married on March 15, 1894 at Knysna, he was 27 years old.Source 2
Die egpaar het 4 kindersSource 2
Child(ren):
- Andrew Murray HOFMEYR 1906-1928
(2) He is married to Amelia Scheuer.
They got married on October 3, 1927 at Greytown, he was 61 years old.Source 2
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Sources
- Die Hofmeyrs: 'n Familiegeskiedenis, W. Lou(w); Nico J; S.M; George S; Johannes W. Hofmeyr
Die boek is bekendgestel op die familiefees in Kaapstad in Desember 1987
- Hofmeyrs: 'n Familiegeskiedenis, Hofmeyr, W. lou(w); Nico J; S. M;George S; Johannes W. Hofmeyr
Uitgegee met die familiefees in Kaapstad in Desember 1987
Historical events
Birthday June 15, 1866
- The temperature on June 15, 1866 was about 20.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
- From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 21 » Lucy Hobbs Taylor becomes the first American woman to graduate from dental school.
- April 4 » Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov in the city of Saint Petersburg.
- April 6 » The Grand Army of the Republic, an American patriotic organization composed of Union veterans of the American Civil War, is founded. It lasts until 1956.
- July 20 » Austro-Prussian War: Battle of Lissa: The Austrian Navy, led by Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, defeats the Italian Navy near the island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea.
- July 25 » The United States Congress passes legislation authorizing the rank of General of the Army. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant becomes the first to be promoted to this rank.
- July 30 » Armed Confederate veterans in New Orleans riot against a meeting of Radical Republicans, killing 48 people and injuring another 100.
Day of marriage October 3, 1927
- The temperature on October 3, 1927 was between 3.7 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
- January 9 » A fire at the Laurier Palace movie theatre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, kills 78 children.
- January 27 » Ibn Saud takes the title of King of Nejd.
- March 24 » Nanking Incident: Foreign warships bombard Nanjing, China, in defense of the foreign citizens within the city.
- May 4 » The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is incorporated.
- May 5 » To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf is first published.
- October 6 » Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent "talkie" movie.
Day of death February 21, 1936
- The temperature on February 21, 1936 was between -0.7 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
- June 15 » First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
- September 14 » Raoul Villain, who assassinated the French Socialist Jean Jaures, is himself killed by Spanish Republicans in Ibiza
- October 27 » Mrs Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce, which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.
- November 12 » In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.
- December 10 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication.
- December 23 » Spanish Civil War: The Spanish Republic legalizes the Regional Defence Council of Aragon.
Same birth/death day
- 1848 » Gheevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala, Indian bishop and saint († 1902)
- 1872 » Thomas William Burgess, English swimmer and water polo player († 1950)
- 1875 » Herman Smith-Johannsen, Norwegian-Canadian skier († 1987)
- 1878 » Margaret Abbott, Indian-American golfer († 1955)
- 1881 » Kesago Nakajima, Japanese lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army († 1945)
- 1884 » Harry Langdon, American actor, director, and screenwriter († 1944)
- 1926 » Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853)
- 1934 » Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan rebel leader (b. 1895)
- 1938 » George Ellery Hale, American astronomer and academic (b. 1868)
- 1941 » Frederick Banting, Canadian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
- 1944 » Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-French race car driver (b. 1873)
- 1945 » Eric Liddell, Scottish rugby player and runner (b. 1902)
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