John and Margrietje deKraai Fennema family » John Stephenson (1779-1850)

Birthday January 30, 1779

• The temperature on January 30, 1779 was about 0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder 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)
• In the year 1779: Source: Wikipedia
  • 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 6 » Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War.
  • 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.
  • August 13 » American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
  • September 23 » American Revolution: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USSBonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.
  • October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.

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• 1720 » Charles De Geer, Swedish entomologist and archaeologist († 1778)
• 1754 » John Lansing, Jr., American lawyer and politician († 1829)
• 1775 » Walter Savage Landor, English poet and author († 1864)
• 1781 » Adelbert von Chamisso, German botanist and poet († 1838)
• 1816 » Nathaniel P. Banks, American general and politician, 24th Governor of Massachusetts († 1894)
• 1822 » Franz Ritter von Hauer, Austrian geologist and curator († 1899)