Genealogy Romeijnders » Alida Elisabeth van Schaardenburg (1779-????)

Birthday January 31, 1779

• The temperature on January 31, 1779 was about 3.0 °C. There was 112 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. 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
  • June 1 » The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, begins.
  • June 16 » Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
  • June 24 » American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
  • September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.
  • September 23 » American Revolution: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USSBonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.
  • September 28 » American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1752 » Gouverneur Morris, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France († 1816)
• 1759 » François Devienne, French flute player and composer († 1803)
• 1769 » André-Jacques Garnerin, French balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute († 1823)
• 1785 » Magdalena Dobromila Rettigová, Czech cook book author († 1845)
• 1797 » Franz Schubert, Austrian pianist and composer († 1828)
• 1799 » Rodolphe Töpffer, Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist († 1846)