Finding Russell family tree » Dr. John Maphet (± 1730-1776)

Day of death July 18, 1776

• The temperature on July 18, 1776 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. 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
  • March 2 » American Revolutionary War: Patriot militia units arrest the Royal Governor of Georgia James Wright and attempt to prevent capture of supply ships in the Battle of the Rice Boats.
  • March 17 » American Revolution: The British Army evacuates Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
  • July 9 » George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island.
  • August 10 » American Revolutionary War: Word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
  • August 31 » William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
  • December 5 » Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest academic honor society in the U.S., holds its first meeting at the College of William & Mary.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1721 » Jean-Antoine Watteau, French painter (b. 1684)
• 1730 » François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy, French general (b. 1644)
• 1756 » Pieter Langendijk, Dutch poet and playwright (b. 1683)
• 1792 » John Paul Jones, Scottish-American admiral and diplomat (b. 1747)
• 1817 » Jane Austen, English novelist (b. 1775)
• 1837 » Vincenzo Borg, Maltese merchant and rebel leader (b. 1777)