Genealogy Meert - Dressler » Anna Maria Veronica Agatha Krusche (1779-????)

Birthday February 28, 1779

• The temperature on February 28, 1779 was about 8.0 °C. There was 110 mm of rainWind direction mainly south by east. Weather type: helder. Special wheather fenomena: . 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
  • January 11 » Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
  • March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
  • 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 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.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1724 » George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1807)
• 1792 » Karl Ernst von Baer, German biologist, meteorologist, and geographer († 1876)
• 1812 » Berthold Auerbach, German poet and author († 1882)
• 1820 » John Tenniel, English illustrator († 1914)
• 1833 » Alfred von Schlieffen, German field marshal († 1913)
• 1840 » Henri Duveyrier, French explorer († 1892)