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Personal data Taeke Potstra 


Household of Taeke Potstra

He is married to Antje Stellingwerf.

They got married on May 19, 1897 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 26 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Ruurd Potstra  1908-1988
  2. Johannes Potstra  1911-1991
  3. Pieter Potstra  1915-1970

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1871, Dantumadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1943, Dantumadeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1897, Dantumadeel

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Historical events

Birthday April 10, 1871

  • The temperature on April 10, 1871 was about 9.1 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 38%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 18 » Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed Kaiser Wilhelm in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles (France) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm already had the title of German Emperor since the constitution of 1 January 1871, but he had hesitated to accept the title.
    • March 18 » Declaration of the Paris Commune; President of the French Republic, Adolphe Thiers, orders the evacuation of Paris.
    • May 21 » French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
    • May 21 » Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi.
    • June 16 » The Universities Tests Act 1871 allows students to enter the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests (except for those intending to study theology).
    • October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.

Day of marriage May 19, 1897

  • The temperature on May 19, 1897 was about 14.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 28 » Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.
    • May 26 » The original manuscript of William Bradford's history, "Of Plymouth Plantation" is returned to the Governor of Massachusetts by the Bishop of London after being taken during the American Revolutionary War.
    • July 2 » British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.
    • August 10 » German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
    • August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
    • September 12 » Tirah Campaign: In the Battle of Saragarhi, ten thousand Pashtun tribesmen suffer several hundred casualties while attacking 21 Sikh soldiers in British service.

Day of death December 11, 1943

  • The temperature on December 11, 1943 was between -1.3 °C and 1.2 °C and averaged 0.2 °C. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 1943: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • June 25 » The left-wing German Jewish exile Arthur Goldstein is murdered in Auschwitz.
    • July 10 » World War II: Operation Husky begins in Sicily.
    • September 8 » World War II: United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower publicly announces the armistice with Italy.
    • September 9 » World War II: The Allies land at Salerno and Taranto, Italy.
    • September 12 » World War II: Benito Mussolini is rescued from house arrest by German commando forces led by Otto Skorzeny.
    • October 17 » The Burma Railway (Burma–Thailand Railway) is completed.


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