Genealogy Beernaert - Corneillie » Petrus Buffel (1726-1788)

Day of marriage June 26, 1764

• The temperature on June 26, 1764 was about 16.0 °C. There was 66 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: donder weerlicht 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)
• Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1764: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 19 » Bolle Willum Luxdorph records in his diary that a mail bomb, possibly the world's first, has severely injured the Danish Colonel Poulsen, residing at Børglum Abbey.
  • January 19 » John Wilkes is expelled from the British House of Commons for seditious libel.
  • February 15 » The city of St. Louis is established in Spanish Louisiana (now in Missouri, USA).
  • September 7 » Election of Stanisław August Poniatowski as the last ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Day of death April 14, 1788

• The temperature on April 14, 1788 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: 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)
• In the year 1788: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 20 » The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony.
  • January 26 » The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
  • February 6 » Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
  • March 21 » A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
  • April 28 » Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution.
  • July 25 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his Symphony No. 40 in G minor (K550).

Day of burial April 16, 1788

• The temperature on April 16, 1788 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: 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)
• In the year 1788: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 26 » The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
  • February 9 » The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.
  • March 6 » The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
  • June 7 » French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops.
  • June 25 » Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
  • December 22 » Nguyễn Huệ proclaims himself Emperor Quang Trung, in effect abolishing on his own the Lê dynasty.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1721 » Michel Chamillart, French politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1652)
• 1740 » Lady Catherine Jones, English philanthropist (b.1672)
• 1759 » George Frideric Handel, German-English organist and composer (b. 1685)
• 1785 » William Whitehead, English poet and playwright (b. 1715)
• 1792 » Maximilian Hell, Slovak-Hungarian astronomer and priest (b. 1720)
• 1843 » Joseph Lanner, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1801)