Database Van Broekhoven » Waltherus van Baest (1705-1776)

Day of marriage July 16, 1752

• The temperature on July 16, 1752 was about 17.0 °C. There was 2 mm of rainWind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: regen zeer betrokken. 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)
• Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1752: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 29 » King Alaungpaya founds Konbaung Dynasty, the last dynasty of Burmese monarchy.
  • April 20 » Start of Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War, a new phase in the Burmese Civil War (1740–57).
  • June 15 » Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown).
  • September 2 » Great Britain, along with its overseas possessions, adopts the Gregorian calendar.
  • September 14 » The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2).

Day of death October 3, 1776

• The temperature on October 3, 1776 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. 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 1776: Source: Wikipedia
  • June 7 » Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence.
  • June 11 » The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.
  • August 27 » Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
  • August 31 » William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
  • November 29 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.
  • December 26 » American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army attacks and successfully defeats a garrison of Hessian forces.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1690 » Robert Barclay, Scottish theologian and politician, 2nd Governor of East Jersey (b. 1648)
• 1701 » Joseph Williamson, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1633)
• 1801 » Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (b. 1724)
• 1833 » François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general and engineer (b. 1754)
• 1838 » Black Hawk, American tribal leader (b. 1767)
• 1860 » Rembrandt Peale, American painter and curator (b. 1778)