Family tree Eric Esterhuizen » Willem Schalk Jacobus POTGIETER (1916-1988)

Personal data Willem Schalk Jacobus POTGIETER 


Household of Willem Schalk Jacobus POTGIETER

He is married to Jakomina Elizabeth de NYSSCHEN.

They got married.


Child(ren):

  2. (Not public)


Notes about Willem Schalk Jacobus POTGIETER

Lived on farm Klipdrift,Broedersroomdrift,Dist Tzaneen. Children:It is believed that there was another child (daughter) who died in infancy.No information available.

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    Historical events

    Birthday May 19, 1916

    • The temperature on May 19, 1916 was between 6.7 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 13.1 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
      • May 6 » Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed and exiled to Réunion island.
      • July 19 » World War I: Battle of Fromelles: British and Australian troops attack German trenches as part of the Battle of the Somme.
      • July 22 » Preparedness Day Bombing: In San Francisco, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a parade, killing ten and injuring 40.
      • September 6 » The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
      • November 18 » World War I: First Battle of the Somme: In France, British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off the battle which started on July 1, 1916.
      • December 18 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun ends when German forces under Chief of staff Erich von Falkenhayn are defeated by the French, and suffer 337,000 casualties.

    Day of death September 12, 1988

    • The temperature on September 12, 1988 was between 7.3 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 7.6 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (15%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1988: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
      • April 14 » In a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
      • April 14 » The USSSamuel B. Roberts strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will.
      • May 8 » A fire at Illinois Bell's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS network outage once considered to be the "worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history".
      • August 21 » The 6.9 Mw  Nepal earthquake shakes the Nepal–India border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709–1,450 people killed and thousands injured.
      • November 3 » Sri Lankan Tamil mercenaries attempt to overthrow the Maldivian government. At President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's request, the Indian military suppresses the rebellion within 24 hours.
      • December 8 » A United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany, killing 5 people and injuring 50 others.

    Day of burial September 15, 1988

    • The temperature on September 15, 1988 was between 10.0 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (29%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1988: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
      • April 4 » Governor Evan Mecham of Arizona is convicted in his impeachment trial and removed from office.
      • April 18 » The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II.
      • May 4 » The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of Space Shuttle fuel detonate during a fire.
      • May 16 » A report by the Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine.
      • June 19 » Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.
      • September 18 » The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar comes to an end.
    

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