Family tree Eric Esterhuizen » Willem Adriaan VREY (1898-1967)

Personal data Willem Adriaan VREY 


Household of Willem Adriaan VREY

He is married to Elizabeth Johanna MEIRING.

They got married on January 26, 1926 at Petrus Steyn, OFS, he was 27 years old.


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Notes about Willem Adriaan VREY

Nursey-man
TAB MHG 2847/68
Id No. 308 480102W Plot 32, Westwood, Boksburg
DOD wrongly indicated on his DN as 30 Sep 1889

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    Historical events

    Birthday September 30, 1898

    • The temperature on September 30, 1898 was about 11.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • April 21 » Spanish–American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date.
      • May 1 » Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths.
      • June 11 » The Hundred Days' Reform, a planned movement to reform social, political, and educational institutions in China, is started by the Guangxu Emperor, but is suspended by Empress Dowager Cixi after 104 days. (The failed reform led to the abolition of the Imperial examination in 1905.)
      • July 25 » Spanish-American War: The American invasion of Spanish-held Puerto Rico begins, as United States Army troops under General Nelson A. Miles land and secure the port at Guánica.
      • August 25 » Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece.
      • October 6 » Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the largest American music fraternity, is founded at the New England Conservatory of Music.

    Day of marriage January 26, 1926

    • The temperature on January 26, 1926 was between 2.2 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • 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 1926: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
      • January 26 » The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird.
      • March 15 » The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
      • May 18 » Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
      • July 23 » Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
      • October 14 » The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published.
      • December 17 » Antanas Smetona assumes power in Lithuania as the 1926 coup d'état is successful.

    Day of death December 7, 1967

    • The temperature on December 7, 1967 was between 0.4 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged 1.6 °C. There was 7.3 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1967: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 12.5 million citizens.
      • January 2 » Ronald Reagan, past movie actor and future President of the United States, is sworn in as Governor of California.
      • May 13 » Dr. Zakir Husain becomes the third President of India. He is the first Muslim President of the Indian Union. He holds this position until August 24, 1969.
      • May 30 » The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence as the Republic of Biafra, sparking a civil war.
      • June 5 » The Six-Day War begins: Israel launches surprise strikes against Egyptian air-fields in response to the mobilisation of Egyptian forces on the Israeli border.
      • November 22 » UN Security Council Resolution 242 is adopted, establishing a set of the principles aimed at guiding negotiations for an Arab–Israeli peace settlement.
      • December 13 » Constantine II of Greece attempts an unsuccessful counter-coup against the Regime of the Colonels.
    

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