Dreyer Tree » Dirk Jacobus Greeff (1941-1963)
Personal data Dirk Jacobus Greeff
- He was born on July 28, 1941.
- He died on April 11, 1963 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 21 years old.
- A child of Dirk Jacobus Greeff and Susara Catharina Dreyer
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Birthday July 28, 1941
- The temperature on July 28, 1941 was between 13.5 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 17.7 °C. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
- January 2 » World War II: German bombing severely damages the Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
- April 27 » World War II: The Communist Party of Slovenia, the Slovene Christian Socialists, the left-wing Slovene Sokols (also known as "National Democrats") and a group of progressive intellectuals establish the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation.
- November 13 » World War II: The aircraft carrier HMSArk Royal is torpedoed by U-81, sinking the following day.
- December 1 » World War II: Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor of New York City and Director of the Office of Civilian Defense, signs Administrative Order 9, creating the Civil Air Patrol.
- December 9 » World War II: China, Cuba, Guatemala, and the Philippine Commonwealth declare war on Germany and Japan.
- December 19 » World War II: Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Oberkommando des Heeres.
Day of death April 11, 1963
- The temperature on April 11, 1963 was between 6.2 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (54%). The partly 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1963: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.9 million citizens.
- January 23 » The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence officially begins when PAIGC guerrilla fighters attack the Portuguese army stationed in Tite.
- May 25 » The Organisation of African Unity is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- June 24 » The United Kingdom grants Zanzibar internal self-government.
- September 15 » Baptist Church bombing: Four children killed in the bombing of an African-American church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
- October 4 » Hurricane Flora kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti.
- November 22 » U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John Connally is seriously wounded by Lee Harvey Oswald, who also kills Dallas Police officer J. D. Tippit after fleeing the scene. U.S Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as the 36th President of the United States afterwards.
Same birth/death day
- 1939 » Richard Johns, English air marshal
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- 1941 » Susan Roces, Filipino actress and producer
- 1942 » Marty Brennaman, American sportscaster
- 1942 » Tonia Marketaki, Greek director and screenwriter († 1994)
- 1958 » Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter and educator (b. 1875)
- 1960 » Rosa Grünberg, Swedish actress (b. 1878)
- 1962 » George Poage, American hurdler and educator (b. 1880)
- 1962 » Ukichiro Nakaya, Japanese physicist and academic (b. 1900)
- 1967 » Donald Sangster, Jamaican lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1911)
- 1967 » Thomas Farrell, American general (b. 1891)
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I20302.php : accessed January 25, 2026), "Dirk Jacobus Greeff (1941-1963)".