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Household of Dirk Johannes PRETORIUS

He is married to Christina Susanna Elizabeth KOTZE.

They got married on September 10, 1949, he was 45 years old.


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    Birthday October 10, 1903

    • The temperature on October 10, 1903 was between 7.4 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). 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.
      • January 4 » Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.
      • February 23 » Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".
      • June 16 » The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
      • August 18 » German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.
      • September 27 » The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad.
      • November 3 » With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.

    Day of marriage September 10, 1949

    • The temperature on September 10, 1949 was between 9.1 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 16.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 1949: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
      • April 23 » Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
      • May 20 » In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.
      • June 24 » The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC.
      • August 31 » The retreat of the Democratic Army of Greece in Albania after its defeat on Gramos mountain marks the end of the Greek Civil War.
      • September 4 » The Peekskill riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York.
      • September 30 » The Berlin Airlift ends.

    Day of death April 12, 1978

    • The temperature on April 12, 1978 was between -0.5 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (31%). 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1978: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 13.9 million citizens.
      • March 11 » Coastal Road massacre: At least 37 are killed and more than 70 are wounded when Fatah hijack an Israeli bus, prompting Israel's Operation Litani.
      • April 28 » President of Afghanistan, Mohammed Daoud Khan, is overthrown and assassinated in a coup led by pro-communist rebels.
      • May 25 » The first of a series of bombings orchestrated by the Unabomber detonates at Northwestern University resulting in minor injuries.
      • July 11 » Los Alfaques disaster: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists.
      • August 17 » Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey, France near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine.
      • September 19 » The Solomon Islands join the United Nations.
    

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