Family tree Eric Esterhuizen » John Murray HOFMEYR (1871-1943)

Personal data John Murray HOFMEYR 

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Household of John Murray HOFMEYR

He is married to Catherine Louw Pienaar.

They got married on July 29, 1908, he was 37 years old.Source 2

Die egpaar het 7 kindersSource 2

Child(ren):

  1. Jan Hendrik HOFMEYR  1909-1984 
  4. Joan Murray HOFMEYR  1914-1914
  5. (Not public)
  6. Jeanne Adéle HOFMEYR  1918-1966 
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    Historical events

    Birthday April 6, 1871

    • The temperature on April 6, 1871 was about 1.4 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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 18 » Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed Kaiser Wilhelm in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles (France) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm already had the title of German Emperor since the constitution of 1 January 1871, but he had hesitated to accept the title.
      • March 21 » Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.
      • March 26 » The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
      • May 4 » The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
      • October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.
      • December 24 » The opera Aida premieres in Cairo, Egypt.

    Day of marriage July 29, 1908

    • The temperature on July 29, 1908 was between 14.0 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
      • January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
      • April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
      • May 10 » Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
      • June 18 » Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
      • July 26 » United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).
      • August 8 » Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.

    Day of death December 15, 1943

    • The temperature on December 15, 1943 was between -1.1 °C and 2.6 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
      • January 17 » World War II: Greek submarine Papanikolis captures the 200-ton sailing vessel Agios Stefanos and mans her with part of her crew.
      • February 9 » World War II: Allied authorities declare Guadalcanal secure after Imperial Japan evacuates its remaining forces from the island, ending the Battle of Guadalcanal.
      • February 14 » World War II: Tunisia Campaign: General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim's Fifth Panzer Army launches a concerted attack against Allied positions in Tunisia.
      • February 16 » World War II: In the early phases of the Third Battle of Kharkov, Red Army troops re-enter the city.
      • July 19 » World War II: Rome is heavily bombed by more than 500 Allied aircraft, inflicting thousands of casualties.
      • November 23 » World War II: The Deutsche Opernhaus on Bismarckstraße in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg is destroyed. It will eventually be rebuilt in 1961 and be called the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
    

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