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Personal data George Whitfield Harris 

  • He was born on February 4, 1778 in Granville County, North Carolina ac.
  • He died on April 29, 1852, he was 74 years old.
  • This information was last updated on October 29, 2010.

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George Whitfield Harris
1778-1852



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Historical events

  • The temperature on February 4, 1778 was about -2 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: 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 1778: Source: Wikipedia
    • August 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
    • September 7 » American Revolutionary War: France invades Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war.
    • September 19 » The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.
    • November 11 » Cherry Valley massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.
    • November 26 » In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.
    • December 29 » American Revolutionary War: Three thousand British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia.
  • The temperature on April 29, 1852 was about 10.1 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1852: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • March 1 » Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton, is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
    • August 3 » Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event.
    • August 20 » Steamboat Atlantic sank on Lake Erie after a collision, with the loss of at least 150 lives.
    • August 21 » Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.
    • September 24 » The first airship powered by (a steam) engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 miles (27km) from Paris to Trappes.
    • November 4 » Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, becomes the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expands to become Italy.


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