Pedigree of De Jong, Koelé families » Johannes Gerardus Johannes Wens (Wensch) (1778-????)

Birthday November 7, 1778

• The temperature on November 7, 1778 was about 11.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer 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 1778: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 6 » American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
  • February 14 » The United States flag is formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte renders a nine gun salute to USSRanger, commanded by John Paul Jones.
  • July 3 » American Revolutionary War: Iroquois allied to Britain kill 360 people in the Wyoming Valley massacre.
  • July 10 » American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
  • August 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
  • September 7 » American Revolutionary War: France invades Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war.

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• 1750 » Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, German poet and lawyer († 1819)
• 1787 » Carl Carl, Polish-born actor and theatre director († 1854)
• 1789 » Alfred Kelley, American legislator, canal builder, and railroad magnate († 1859)
• 1800 » Platt Rogers Spencer, American calligrapher and educator († 1864)
• 1805 » Thomas Brassey, English engineer and businessman († 1870)
• 1818 » Emil du Bois-Reymond, German physician and physiologist († 1896)