Dreyer Tree » Andries Jacobus van Rooyen (1890-1920)

Personal data Andries Jacobus van Rooyen 

  • He was born in the year 1890.
  • He died on September 7, 1920 in Leeufontein, Heidelberg, Transvaal South Africa, he was 30 years old.
    Oorzaak: Strike by lightning
  • He is buried in Leeufontein, Heidelberg, Transvaal South Africa.

Household of Andries Jacobus van Rooyen

He is married to Ester Elsie Susana Dreyer.

They got married on March 3, 1920 at Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 30 years old.

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Historical events

Day of death September 7, 1920

  • The temperature on September 7, 1920 was between 8.9 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • January 8 » The steel strike of 1919 ends in failure for the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers labor union.
    • January 13 » The Reichstag Bloodbath of January 13, 1920, the bloodiest demonstration in German history.
    • January 16 » Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated was founded on the campus of Howard University.
    • May 5 » Authorities arrest Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for alleged robbery and murder.
    • August 13 » Polish–Soviet War: The Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25. The Red Army is defeated.
    • December 19 » King Constantine I is restored as King of the Hellenes after the death of his son Alexander of Greece and a plebiscite.


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About the surname Van Rooyen


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