Family tree Eric Esterhuizen » Willem Johannes Lodewicus PRETORIUS (1863-1902)

Personal data Willem Johannes Lodewicus PRETORIUS 


Household of Willem Johannes Lodewicus PRETORIUS

He is married to Cornelia Petronella van der MERWE.

They got married on June 23, 1884 at Heidelberg, he was 20 years old.


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    Historical events

    Birthday August 30, 1863

    • The temperature on August 30, 1863 was about 14.7 °C. There was 17 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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 year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • January 8 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield.
      • January 11 » American Civil War: Battle of Arkansas Post: General John McClernand and Admiral David Dixon Porter capture the Arkansas River for the Union.
      • July 7 » The United States begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300.
      • September 6 » American Civil War: Confederate forces evacuate Battery Wagner and Morris Island in South Carolina.
      • November 19 » American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
      • November 26 » United States President Abraham Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November. Following the Franksgiving controversy from 1939 to 1941, it has been observed on the fourth Thursday in 1942 and subsequent years.

    Christening day December 6, 1863

    • The temperature on December 6, 1863 was about 7.0 °C. There was 6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • January 4 » The New Apostolic Church, a Christian and chiliastic church, is established in Hamburg, Germany.
      • June 9 » American Civil War: Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia.
      • June 14 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Winchester: A Union garrison is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester, Virginia.
      • July 3 » American Civil War: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett's Charge.
      • October 29 » American Civil War: Battle of Wauhatchie: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant repel a Confederate attack led by General James Longstreet. Union forces thus open a supply line into Chattanooga, Tennessee.
      • November 23 » American Civil War: Battle of Chattanooga begins: Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant reinforce troops at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and counter-attack Confederate troops.

    Day of marriage June 23, 1884

    • The temperature on June 23, 1884 was about 13.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1884: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • January 4 » The Fabian Society is founded in London, United Kingdom.
      • February 1 » The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
      • March 13 » The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885.
      • May 31 » The arrival at Plymouth of Tāwhiao, King of Maoris, to claim the protection of Queen Victoria.
      • October 22 » The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.
      • December 10 » Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published.

    Day of death March 7, 1902

    • The temperature on March 7, 1902 was between 1.8 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. 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 1902: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
      • March 7 » Second Boer War: Boers, led by Koos de la Rey, inflict the biggest defeat upon the British since the beginning of the war, at Tweebosch.
      • April 14 » James Cash Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
      • May 17 » Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
      • June 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
      • November 29 » The Pittsburgh Stars defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 11–0 to win the first championship associated with an American national professional football league.
      • December 28 » The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.
    

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