Dreyer Tree » Adam Johannes Swanepoel (1914-1979)

Personal data Adam Johannes Swanepoel 


Household of Adam Johannes Swanepoel

He is married to Maria Magdalena Emmarentia (Miem) Dreyer.

They got married on April 4, 1936 at Bethlehem, Oranje-Vrystaat, Suid-Afrika, he was 21 years old.


Child(ren):

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  3. Helene Swanepoel  1940-1943

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Birthday August 15, 1914

  • The temperature on August 15, 1914 was between 11.2 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • June 23 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.
    • August 21 » World War I: The Battle of Charleroi, a successful German attack across the River Sambre that pre-empted a French offensive in the same area.
    • August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
    • September 3 » French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
    • September 22 » A German submarine sinks three British cruisers over a seventy-minute period, killing almost 1500 sailors.
    • December 25 » A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.

Day of marriage April 4, 1936

  • The temperature on April 4, 1936 was between 1.7 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
    • April 27 » The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
    • July 6 » A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet (61m) into the River Irwell.
    • July 11 » The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic.
    • September 7 » The last thylacine, a carnivorous marsupial named Benjamin, dies alone in its cage at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania.
    • November 12 » In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.
    • December 23 » Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

Day of death February 26, 1979

  • The temperature on February 26, 1979 was between -2.3 °C and -0.2 °C and averaged -1.4 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 1979: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.0 million citizens.
    • March 17 » The Penmanshiel Tunnel collapses during engineering works, killing two workers.
    • June 18 » SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union.
    • July 17 » Nicaraguan dictator General Anastasio Somoza Debayle resigns and flees to Miami, Florida, United States.
    • September 14 » Afghan President Nur Muhammad Taraki is assassinated upon the order of Hafizullah Amin, who becomes the new president.
    • December 3 » Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the first Supreme Leader of Iran.
    • December 27 » The Soviet Union invades the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.


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About the surname Swanepoel


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