Dreyer Tree » Hermanus Albertus (Hermanus Albertus ) Rossouw (1886-1958)
Personal data Hermanus Albertus (Hermanus Albertus ) Rossouw
- First name Hermanus Albertus .
- He was born on September 29, 1886 in Genisdal", Springbok, Cape Colony, South Africa.
- He died on July 27, 1958 in Liebendal, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, he was 71 years old.
- Alternative: He died on April 18, 1927 in "Vleikraal", Namakwaland, Cape Province, South Africa, he was 40 years old.
- A child of Petrus Andreas Rossouw and Susanna Aletta Dreyer
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Birthday September 29, 1886
- The temperature on September 29, 1886 was about 16.5 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 55 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 29 » Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
- May 1 » Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries.
- May 4 » Haymarket affair: A bomb is thrown at policemen trying to break up a labor rally in Chicago, United States, killing eight and wounding 60. The police fire into the crowd.
- May 8 » Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.
- June 13 » A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
- July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
Day of death April 18, 1927
- The temperature on April 18, 1927 was between 6.0 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
- January 7 » The first transatlantic telephone service is established from New York City to London.
- April 27 » Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmerie) are created.
- April 30 » Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
- May 8 » Attempting to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, French war heroes Charles Nungesser and François Coli disappear after taking off aboard The White Bird biplane.
- August 16 » The Dole Air Race begins from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, during which six out of the eight participating planes crash or disappear.
- November 13 » The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.
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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I20529.php : accessed January 16, 2026), "Hermanus Albertus (Hermanus Albertus ) Rossouw (1886-1958)".