Genealogy Putz Quaadgras Visser Zwart » Abraham Renaud (1769-1770)

Christening day March 5, 1769

• The temperature on March 5, 1769 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: dauw. 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 1769: Source: Wikipedia
  • July 14 » An expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá leaves its base in California and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California).
  • July 16 » Father Junípero Serra founds California's first mission, Mission San Diego de Alcalá. Over the following decades, it evolves into the city of San Diego, California.
  • December 13 » Dartmouth College is founded by the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, with a royal charter from King George III, on land donated by Royal governor John Wentworth.
  • December 22 » Sino-Burmese War: The war ends with an uneasy truce.

Day of death October 23, 1770

• The temperature on October 23, 1770 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken 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 1770: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 5 » Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are fatally shot by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence) five years later.
  • April 19 » Captain James Cook, still holding the rank of lieutenant, sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia.
  • April 19 » Marie Antoinette marries Louis XVI of France in a proxy wedding.
  • April 20 » The Georgian king, Erekle II, abandoned by his Russian ally Count Totleben, wins a victory over Ottoman forces at Aspindza.
  • April 29 » James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names.
  • May 26 » The Orlov Revolt, an attempt to revolt against the Ottoman Empire before the Greek War of Independence, ends in disaster for the Greeks.

Day of burial October 30, 1770

• The temperature on October 30, 1770 was about 8.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: regen 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 1770: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 5 » Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are fatally shot by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence) five years later.
  • April 20 » The Georgian king, Erekle II, abandoned by his Russian ally Count Totleben, wins a victory over Ottoman forces at Aspindza.
  • May 16 » The 14-year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste, who later becomes king of France.
  • July 5 » The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.
  • August 21 » James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
  • August 22 » James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1774 » Michel Benoist, French missionary and astronomer (b. 1715)
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• 1869 » Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1799)