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Personal data Hindrik Potze
- He was born on November 14, 1854 in Laude gem. Vlagtwedde.Source 1
- Profession: from 1886 till 1913 Arbeider, landbouwer.
- He died on July 18, 1913 in Groningen, he was 58 years old.Source 2
- A child of Jan Wolters Potse and Zwaantje Kiers
- This information was last updated on December 24, 2025.
Household of Hindrik Potze
He is married to Christina Klein.
They got married on May 17, 1886 at Vlagtwedde, he was 31 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Zwaantje Potze 1887-1975
- Gepke Potze 1888-1977
- Jan Potze 1891-1950
- NN Potze 1893
- Engeltje Potze 1895-1969
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Historical events
Birthday November 14, 1854
- The temperature on November 14, 1854 was about -0.3 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- In the year 1854: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- May 30 » The Kansas–Nebraska Act becomes law establishing the US territories of Kansas and Nebraska.
- August 4 » The Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships.
- September 20 » Crimean War: British and French troops defeat Russians at the Battle of Alma.
- September 27 » The steamship SSArctic sinks with 300 people on board.
- October 21 » Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses are sent to the Crimean War.
- December 18 » The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada abolishes the seigneurial system.
Day of marriage May 17, 1886
- The temperature on May 17, 1886 was about 12.8 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 24 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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.
- March 27 » Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
- March 29 » John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta.
- May 5 » The Bay View massacre: A militia fires into a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, killing seven.
- July 3 » The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
- October 28 » President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.
Day of death July 18, 1913
- The temperature on July 18, 1913 was between 13.0 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
- April 8 » The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of Senators, becomes law.
- May 29 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot.
- June 1 » The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War.
- June 23 » Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.
- August 16 » Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMSQueen Mary.
- December 1 » Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.
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- 1899 » Horatio Alger, American novelist and journalist (b. 1832)
- 1916 » Benjamin C. Truman, American journalist and author (b. 1835)
- 1925 » Louis-Nazaire Bégin, Canadian cardinal (b. 1840)
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J. Ham, "Family tree Ham", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-ham/I88488.php : accessed January 18, 2026), "Hindrik Potze (1854-1913)".