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Marthinus Jacobus POTGIETER
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    • The temperature on April 28, 1908 was between -2.4 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
      • January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
      • April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
      • April 8 » Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
      • May 10 » Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
      • July 1 » SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
      • November 3 » William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.
    

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    • 1906 » Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor and philanthropist († 1999)
    • 1908 » Ethel Catherwood, American-Canadian high jumper and javelin thrower († 1987)
    • 1908 » Jack Fingleton, Australian cricketer, journalist, and sportscaster († 1981)
    • 1908 » Oskar Schindler, Czech-German businessman († 1974)
    • 1909 » Arthur Võõbus, Estonian-American theologist and orientalist († 1988)

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    Gert Esterhuizen, "Family tree Eric Esterhuizen", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-eric-esterhuizen/I152.php : accessed February 24, 2026), "Marthinus Jacobus POTGIETER (1908-)".