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Personal data Willem Pots 


Household of Willem Pots

(1) He is married to Anna van Wijk.

They got married on November 4, 1903, he was 25 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Jan Pots  ± 1907-1935
  2. Mina Pots  1910-2005


(2) He is married to Hendrika Buuren.

They got married

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Pots

Willem Pots
1878-1950

(1) 1903

Anna van Wijk
1885-1935

Jan Pots
± 1907-1935
Mina Pots
1910-2005
(2) 

Hendrika Buuren


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Historical events

Birthday February 23, 1878

  • The temperature on February 23, 1878 was about 7.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 28 » Yale Daily News becomes the first independent daily college newspaper in the United States.
    • March 24 » The British frigate HMSEurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
    • May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
    • November 17 » First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg.
    • December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.
    • December 31 » Karl Benz, working in Mannheim, Germany, filed for a patent on his first reliable two-stroke gas engine, and he was granted the patent in 1879.

Day of marriage November 4, 1903

  • The temperature on November 4, 1903 was between 3.7 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • January 4 » Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.
    • February 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
    • June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
    • July 19 » Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.
    • August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
    • November 17 » The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party splits into two groups: The Bolsheviks (Russian for "majority") and Mensheviks (Russian for "minority").

Day of death September 14, 1950

  • The temperature on September 14, 1950 was between 9.6 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
    • June 28 » Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 to 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre.
    • July 29 » Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.
    • September 15 » Korean War: The U.S. X Corps lands at Inchon.
    • October 7 » Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity.
    • October 16 » The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is published.
    • November 25 » The Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950 impacts 22 American states, killing 353 people, injuring over 160, and causing US$66.7 million in damages (1950 dollars).


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