Genealogie Robert-Villeneuve-Galarneau-Sorel » Louise LUSSIER (1718-1776)

Day of marriage January 12, 1739

• The temperature on January 12, 1739 was about 7.0 °C. There was 24 mm of rainWind direction mainly west. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1739: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 17 » The Battle of Vasai commences as the Marathas move to invade Portuguese-occupied territory.
  • March 22 » Nader Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne.
  • September 9 » Stono Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in Britain's mainland North American colonies prior to the American Revolution, erupts near Charleston, South Carolina.
  • September 18 » The Treaty of Belgrade is signed, whereby Austria cedes lands south of the Sava and Danube rivers to the Ottoman Empire.
  • October 3 » The Treaty of Niš is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian–Turkish War.
  • November 20 » Start of the Battle of Porto Bello between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

Day of death January 3, 1776

• The temperature on January 3, 1776 was about -2 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: 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
  • January 1 » American Revolutionary War: Norfolk, Virginia is burned by combined Royal Navy and Continental Army action.
  • 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.
  • June 8 » American Revolutionary War: American attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières.
  • June 15 » Delaware Separation Day: Delaware votes to suspend government under the British Crown and separate officially from Pennsylvania.
  • September 21 » Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.
  • November 29 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.

Day of burial January 4, 1776

• The temperature on January 4, 1776 was about 2.0 °C. There was 110 mm of rainWind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken sneeuw. 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
  • May 4 » Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III.
  • May 19 » American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
  • August 31 » William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
  • September 7 » According to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world's first submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time bomb to the hull of HMS Eagle in New York Harbor (no British records of this attack exist).
  • September 10 » American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army.
  • September 21 » Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1743 » Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian painter and architect (b. 1657)
• 1777 » William Leslie, Scottish captain (b. 1751)
• 1779 » Claude Bourgelat, French surgeon and lawyer (b. 1712)
• 1785 » Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706)
• 1795 » Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, founded the Wedgwood Company (b. 1730)
• 1826 » Louis-Gabriel Suchet, French general (b. 1770)