Family tree Eric Esterhuizen » Gert Nicolaas PRETORIUS (1869-1950)

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Household of Gert Nicolaas PRETORIUS

Waarschuwing Attention: Wife (Aletta Catharina PRETORIUS) is also his cousin.

He is married to Aletta Catharina PRETORIUS.

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  • The temperature on October 27, 1869 was about 4.1 °C. There was 8 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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 year 1869: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 27 » Boshin War: Tokugawa rebels establish the Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō.
    • April 6 » Celluloid is patented.
    • August 16 » Battle of Acosta Ñu: A Paraguayan battalion made up of children is massacred by the Brazilian Army during the Paraguayan War.
    • August 29 » The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens, making it the world's first mountain-climbing rack railway.
    • October 5 » The Hennepin Island tunnel collapses during construction, nearly destroying St. Anthony Falls.
    • October 5 » The Saxby Gale devastates the Bay of Fundy region in Canada.
  • The temperature on January 9, 1870 was about 4.6 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 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)
  • 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 year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 6 » The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.
    • January 10 » John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
    • February 9 » US president Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau.
    • June 26 » The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.
    • August 16 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
    • September 19 » Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city will hold out for over four months before surrendering.
  • The temperature on February 17, 1950 was between 4.8 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
    • July 11 » Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank.
    • August 12 » Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: 75 American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
    • August 25 » President Harry Truman orders the U.S. Army to seize control of the nation's railroads to avert a strike.
    • September 24 » The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the Chinchaga fire in western Canada.
    • September 26 » Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.
    • October 7 » Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity.


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Gert Esterhuizen, "Family tree Eric Esterhuizen", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-eric-esterhuizen/I17501.php : accessed February 24, 2026), "Gert Nicolaas PRETORIUS (1869-1950)".