Family tree Eric Esterhuizen » William Hendrik HOFMEYR (1874-1944)

Personal data William Hendrik HOFMEYR 

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Household of William Hendrik HOFMEYR

He is married to Margaretha Hanna Bremer.

They got married on June 25, 1904 at Stellenbosch, he was 29 years old.Source 2

Die egpaar het 8 kindersSource 2

Child(ren):

  5. Andrew Milne HOFMEYR  1914-1978 
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    1. 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
    2. 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 November 4, 1874

    • The temperature on November 4, 1874 was about 11.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
    • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
    • In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • February 28 » One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
      • May 27 » The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
      • June 29 » Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" leveling complaints against King George. Trikoupis is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year.
      • July 1 » The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
      • July 8 » The Mounties begin their March West.
      • November 7 » A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.

    Day of marriage June 25, 1904

    • The temperature on June 25, 1904 was between 9.8 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
      • January 7 » The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS".
      • February 22 » The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina; the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908.
      • May 5 » Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.
      • June 16 » Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolay Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland.
      • July 21 » Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100mph (161km/h) barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brillié in Ostend, Belgium.
      • December 3 » The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory.

    Day of death May 31, 1944

    • The temperature on May 31, 1944 was between 11.6 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 14.0 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 1944: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
      • June 5 » World War II: More than 1,000 British bombers drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the Normandy coast in preparation for D-Day.
      • August 5 » World War II: The Nazis begin a week-long massacre of between 40,000 and 50,000 civilians and prisoners of war in Wola, Poland.
      • August 23 » Freckleton Air Disaster: A United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator bomber crashes into a school in Freckleton, England, killing 61 people.
      • August 23 » World War II: Marseille is liberated by the Allies.
      • September 14 » World War II: Maastricht becomes the first Dutch city to be liberated by allied forces.
      • September 28 » World War II: Soviet Army troops liberate Klooga concentration camp in Estonia.
    

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