Genealogy Poson » Anna van Eupen (1788-????)

Birthday June 29, 1788

• The temperature on June 29, 1788 was about 17.0 °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 9 » Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the Constitution.
  • January 19 » The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay.
  • 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.
  • June 7 » French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops.
  • September 13 » The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1787 » Lavinia Stoddard, American poet, school founder († 1820)
• 1793 » Josef Ressel, Czech-Austrian inventor, invented the propeller († 1857)
• 1798 » Giacomo Leopardi, Italian poet and philosopher († 1837)
• 1798 » Willibald Alexis, German author and poet († 1871)
• 1801 » Frédéric Bastiat, French economist and theorist († 1850)
• 1803 » John Newton Brown, American minister and author († 1868)