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Christening day February 3, 1693

• Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1693: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 11 » A powerful earthquake destroys parts of Sicily and Malta.
  • February 8 » The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II.
  • July 25 » Ignacio de Maya founds the Real Santiago de las Sabinas, now known as Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Mexico.
  • July 29 » War of the Grand Alliance: Battle of Landen: France wins a Pyrrhic victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands.
  • August 4 » Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Perignon's invention of champagne; it is not clear whether he actually invented champagne, however he has been credited as an innovator who developed the techniques used to perfect sparkling wine.
  • October 4 » Nine Years' War: Piedmontese troops are defeated by the French.

Day of marriage April 6, 1713

• The temperature on April 6, 1713 was about 7.0 °C. Source: KNMI
•  This page is only available in Dutch.
  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1713: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 1 » The Kalabalik or Skirmish at Bender results from the Ottoman sultan's order that his unwelcome guest, King Charles XII of Sweden, be seized.
  • March 1 » The siege and destruction of Fort Neoheroka begins during the Tuscarora War in North Carolina, effectively opening up the colony's interior to European colonization.
  • March 22 » The Tuscarora War comes to an end with the fall of Fort Neoheroka, effectively opening up the interior of North Carolina to European colonization.
  • April 11 » War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht.
  • April 19 » With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to ensure that Habsburg lands and the Austrian throne would be inheritable by a female; his daughter and successor, Maria Theresa was not born until 1717.
  • June 23 » The French residents of Acadia are given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia, Canada.

Day of death March 1, 1746

• The temperature on March 1, 1746 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1746: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 8 » Second Jacobite rising: Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling.
  • April 16 » The Battle of Culloden is fought between the French-supported Jacobites and the British Hanoverian forces commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, in Scotland. After the battle many highland traditions were banned and the Highlands of Scotland were cleared of inhabitants.
  • June 16 » War of the Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza.
  • October 22 » The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1697 » Francesco Redi, Italian physician and poet (b. 1626)
• 1734 » Roger North, English lawyer and author (b. 1653)
• 1768 » Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and author (b. 1694)
• 1773 » Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect, designed the Palace of Caserta (b. 1700)
• 1792 » Angelo Emo, Venetian admiral and statesman (b. 1731)
• 1792 » Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1747)