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He is married to Magdalena Christina WAGENAAR.

They got married on August 17, 1903 at Jamestown, he was 30 years old.

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    • The temperature on June 5, 1873 was about 25.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
    • In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • March 10 » The first Azerbaijani play "The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran" prepared by Akhundov was performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.
      • March 22 » The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.
      • July 1 » Prince Edward Island joins into Canadian Confederation.
      • July 21 » At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.
      • September 18 » The bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, contributing to the Panic of 1873.
      • October 9 » A meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the U.S. Naval Institute.
    • The temperature on August 3, 1873 was about 15.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
    • In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • April 4 » The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world.
      • May 23 » The Canadian Parliament establishes the North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
      • June 5 » Sultan Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar closes the great slave market under the terms of a treaty with Great Britain.
      • July 21 » At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.
      • August 2 » The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco's famous cable car system.
      • October 3 » Chief Kintpuash and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War of northern California.
    • The temperature on August 17, 1903 was between 9.8 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). 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 1903: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
      • February 23 » Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".
      • May 29 » In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
      • July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
      • August 29 » The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.
      • September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
      • November 18 » The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.
    • The temperature on June 22, 1924 was between 9.1 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
      • March 3 » The 407-year-old Islamic caliphate is abolished, when Caliph Abdülmecid II of the Ottoman Caliphate is deposed. The last remnant of the old regime gives way to the reformed Turkey of Kemal Atatürk.
      • April 1 » Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years imprisonment for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail.
      • April 8 » Sharia courts are abolished in Turkey, as part of Atatürk's Reforms.
      • June 10 » Fascists kidnap and kill Italian Socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in Rome.
      • September 9 » Hanapepe massacre occurs on Kauai, Hawaii.
      • October 7 » Andreas Michalakopoulos becomes prime minister of Greece for a short period of time.
    

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    Gert Esterhuizen, "Family tree Eric Esterhuizen", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-eric-esterhuizen/I8081.php : accessed February 24, 2026), "Willem Christiaan PRETORIUS (1873-1924)".