Dreyer Tree » Willem Fredrik Potgieter (1860-1944)

Personal data Willem Fredrik Potgieter 


Household of Willem Fredrik Potgieter

(1) He is married to Anna Jacomina Dreyer.

They got married on April 8, 1903 at Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 42 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)


(2) He is married to Maria Sophia Coertze.

They got married on May 22, 1880 at Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 19 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Fredrik Potgieter

Willem Fredrik Potgieter
1860-1944

(1) 1903

Anna Jacomina Dreyer
1882-????

(Not public)
(2) 1880

Maria Sophia Coertze
1862-????


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Historical events

Birthday July 7, 1860

  • The temperature on July 7, 1860 was about 16.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • In the year 1860: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • March 17 » The First Taranaki War begins in Taranaki, New Zealand, a major phase of the New Zealand Wars.
    • March 28 » First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins.
    • August 5 » Charles XV of Sweden of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim.
    • September 20 » The future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom begins the first visit to North America by a Prince of Wales.
    • October 18 » The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty.
    • December 29 » The launch of HMSWarrior, with her combination of screw propeller, iron hull and iron armour, renders all previous warships obsolete.

Day of marriage May 22, 1880

  • The temperature on May 22, 1880 was about 18.2 °C. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 45%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 27 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.
    • February 13 » Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission.
    • May 13 » In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.
    • June 7 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).
    • June 28 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.
    • November 11 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol.

Day of death December 6, 1944

  • The temperature on December 6, 1944 was between 0.8 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • June 22 » U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill.
    • July 17 » World War II: At Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery in Normandy Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is seriously injured by allied aircraft while returning to his headquarters.
    • September 6 » World War II: Soviet forces capture the city of Tartu, Estonia.
    • September 14 » World War II: Maastricht becomes the first Dutch city to be liberated by allied forces.
    • November 26 » World War II: A German V-2 rocket hits a Woolworth's shop in London, United Kingdom, killing 168 people.
    • November 27 » World War II: RAF Fauld explosion: An explosion at a Royal Air Force ammunition dump in Staffordshire kills seventy people.


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About the surname Potgieter


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