Genealogy James/Finley, Cottell/Brabrook » Stephen Fiander (1711-1779)

Christening day April 20, 1712

• The temperature on April 20, 1712 was about 8.0 °C. 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 1712: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 10 » Huilliches in Chiloé rebel against Spanish encomenderos.
  • February 29 » February 29 is followed by February 30 in Sweden, in a move to abolish the Swedish calendar for a return to the Julian calendar.
  • April 6 » The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 begins near Broadway.
  • July 31 » Action of 31 July 1712 (Great Northern War): Danish and Swedish ships clash in the Baltic Sea; the result is inconclusive.
  • August 17 » Action of 17 August 1712 New Deep naval battle between Denmark and Sweden.
  • October 3 » The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor.

Day of marriage August 22, 1737

• The temperature on August 22, 1737 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht. 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 1737: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 28 » The Marathas under Baji Rao I attack and defeat the Mughals in the Battle of Delhi.
  • September 20 » The finish of the Walking Purchase which forces the cession of 1.2 million acres (4,860km²) of Lenape-Delaware tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony.
  • November 4 » The Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated in Naples, Italy.
  • December 24 » The Marathas defeat the combined forces of the Mughal Empire, Rajputs of Jaipur, Nizam of Hyderabad, Nawab of Awadh and Nawab of Bengal in the Battle of Bhopal.

Day of death December 7, 1779

• The temperature on December 7, 1779 was about 4.0 °C. There was 2 mm of rainWind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: sneeuw donker. 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
  • January 11 » Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
  • March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
  • 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.
  • July 16 » American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point.
  • September 23 » American Revolution: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USSBonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1772 » Martín Sarmiento, Spanish monk, scholar, and author (b. 1695)
• 1775 » Charles Saunders, English admiral and politician (b. 1715)
• 1793 » Joseph Bara, French soldier and drummer (b. 1779)
• 1803 » Küçük Hüseyin Pasha, Turkish admiral and politician (b. 1757)
• 1815 » Michel Ney, German-French general (b. 1769)
• 1817 » William Bligh, English admiral and politician, 4th Governor of New South Wales (b. 1745)