Clymer Weir Cox Genealogy » Elizabeth Hoffman Kimmel (1788-????)

Birthday January 21, 1788

• The temperature on January 21, 1788 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. 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 1788: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 20 » The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony.
  • January 26 » The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
  • February 9 » The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.
  • March 21 » A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
  • April 7 » American pioneers to the Northwest Territory establish Marietta, Ohio as the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory.
  • June 25 » Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1775 » Manuel Garcia, Spanish opera singer and composer († 1832)
• 1784 » Peter De Wint, English painter († 1849)
• 1788 » William Henry Smyth, Royal Navy officer, hydrographer, astronomer and numismatist
• 1796 » Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel, consort of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz († 1880)
• 1797 » Joseph Méry, French author and journalist († 1866)
• 1800 » Theodor Fliedner, German Lutheran minister († 1864)