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.


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  3. Helene Swanepoel  1940-1943

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  • 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.
    • April 24 » The Franck–Hertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, is presented to the German Physical Society.
    • August 23 » World War I: Japan declares war on Germany.
    • 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 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
    • September 11 » World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
    • November 13 » Zaian War: Berber tribesmen inflict the heaviest defeat of French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri.
  • 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.
    • January 29 » The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.
    • March 8 » Daytona Beach and Road Course holds its first oval stock car race.
    • May 28 » Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.
    • June 15 » First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
    • July 23 » In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties.
    • December 23 » Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
  • 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.
    • February 20 » An earthquake cracks open the Sinila volcanic crater on the Dieng Plateau, releasing poisonous H2S gas and killing 149 villagers in the Indonesian province of Central Java.
    • July 1 » Sony introduces the Walkman.
    • July 12 » The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
    • August 11 » Two Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134s collide over the Ukrainian city of Dniprodzerzhynsk and crash, killing all 178 aboard both airliners.
    • September 7 » The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for US$1.5billion to avoid bankruptcy.
    • September 16 » The Sugarhill Gang were formed and rappers delight was released.


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About the surname Swanepoel


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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I18456.php : accessed January 29, 2026), "Adam Johannes Swanepoel (1914-1979)".