Arbre Chatelain » Antoine BERTAUD (1779-????)

Birthday March 24, 1779

• The temperature on March 24, 1779 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
• Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1779: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 14 » James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
  • March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
  • May 13 » War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it (the Innviertel).
  • July 16 » American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point.
  • September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.
  • September 23 » American Revolution: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USSBonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1755 » Rufus King, American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom († 1827)
• 1762 » Marcos Portugal, Portuguese organist and composer († 1830)
• 1775 » Muthuswami Dikshitar, Indian poet and composer († 1835)
• 1782 » Orest Kiprensky, Russian-Italian painter († 1836)
• 1796 » John Corry Wilson Daly, Canadian businessman and politician († 1878)
• 1796 » Zulma Carraud, French author († 1889)