Family tree Eric Esterhuizen » Rudolf Gerhardus Petrus PRETORIUS (1883-1936)

Personal data Rudolf Gerhardus Petrus PRETORIUS 


Household of Rudolf Gerhardus Petrus PRETORIUS

He is married to Susanna Elizabeth BOTHA.

They got married


Child(ren):

  1. Petrus PRETORIUS  1923-1947

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  • The temperature on June 8, 1883 was about 14.8 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • 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 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 20 » The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.
    • May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
    • July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvuan army at the Battle of Huamachuco, hastening the end of the war.
    • August 17 » The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
    • August 26 » The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
    • August 27 » Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
  • The temperature on December 23, 1883 was about 6.0 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • 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 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 16 » The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by Congress.
    • March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
    • May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
    • August 25 » France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
    • October 4 » First meeting of the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow, Scotland.
    • October 20 » Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.


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