Family tree Eric Esterhuizen » Pieter Gerhard PRETORIUS (1910-1974)
Personal data Pieter Gerhard PRETORIUS
- He was born on November 24, 1910 in Stellenbosch.
- He died on August 10, 1974, he was 63 years old.
- A child of Antonie Petrus PRETORIUS and Wilhelmina Christina NEETHLING
- This information was last updated on August 18, 2010.
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Birthday November 24, 1910
- The temperature on November 24, 1910 was between -2.8 °C and 1.7 °C and averaged -0.7 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
- January 13 » The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the operas Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci are sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
- April 28 » Frenchman Louis Paulhan wins the 1910 London to Manchester air race, the first long-distance aeroplane race in England.
- June 17 » Aurel Vlaicu pilots an A. Vlaicu nr. 1 on its first flight.
- July 16 » John Robertson Duigan makes the first flight of the Duigan pusher biplane, the first aircraft built in Australia.
- October 15 » Airship America is launched from New Jersey in the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by a powered aircraft.
- November 21 » Sailors on board Brazil's warships including the Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Bahia, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash).
Day of death August 10, 1974
- The temperature on August 10, 1974 was between 11.0 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 12.2 mm of rain during 3.1 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (25%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 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)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
- January 18 » A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War.
- April 29 » Watergate scandal: United States President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the scandal.
- August 7 » Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center 1,368 feet (417m) in the air.
- September 25 » Dr. Frank Jobe performs first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery (better known as Tommy John surgery) on baseball player Tommy John.
- November 21 » The Birmingham pub bombings kill 21 people. The Birmingham Six are sentenced to life in prison for the crime but subsequently acquitted.
- December 19 » Nelson Rockefeller is sworn in as Vice President of the United States under President Gerald Ford under the provisions of the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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- 1908 » Libertad Lamarque, Argentinian actress and singer († 2000)
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- 1911 » Kirby Grant, American actor († 1985)
- 1912 » Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher and academic († 1993)
- 1912 » Garson Kanin, American director and screenwriter († 1999)
- 1969 » János Kodolányi, Hungarian author (b. 1899)
- 1976 » Bert Oldfield, Australian cricketer (b. 1894)
- 1979 » Dick Foran, American actor and singer (b. 1910)
- 1979 » Walter Gerlach, German physicist and academic (b. 1889)
- 1980 » Yahya Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 3rd President of Pakistan (b. 1917)
- 1982 » Anderson Bigode Herzer, Brazilian author and poet (b. 1962)
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