Dreyer Tree » Lodewyk Pretorius b5 (1688-1718)

Personal data Lodewyk Pretorius b5 

  • He was born on September 5, 1688 in Kaapstad, Kaap de Goede Hoop, Suid-Afrika.
  • He died on April 14, 1718 in Vallei Josafat, t' Land van Waveren, Suid Afrika, Kaap, he was 29 years old.

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Birthday September 5, 1688

  • 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 1688: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 30 » The Immortal Seven issue the Invitation to William, which would culminate in the Glorious Revolution.
    • September 26 » The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.
    • November 5 » William III of England lands with a Dutch fleet at Brixham.
    • December 9 » Glorious Revolution: Williamite forces defeat Jacobites at Battle of Reading, forcing flight of James II from the country.
    • December 11 » Glorious Revolution: James II of England, while trying to flee to France, throws the Great Seal of the Realm into the River Thames.
    • December 23 » As part of the Glorious Revolution, King James II of England flees from England to Paris, France after being deposed in favor of his nephew, William of Orange and his daughter Mary.

Day of death April 14, 1718

  • The temperature on April 14, 1718 was about 10.0 °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 1718: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 7 » The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville.
    • May 15 » James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world's first machine gun.
    • July 21 » The Treaty of Passarowitz between the Ottoman Empire, Austria and the Republic of Venice is signed.
    • November 22 » Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
    • November 30 » King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway.
    • December 17 » War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain.


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