Geslacht Dongelmans » Pieter de Leeuw (1753-1790)

Day of marriage May 15, 1778

• The temperature on May 15, 1778 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: 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 1778: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 6 » New York became the third state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
  • May 12 » Heinrich XI, count of the Principality of Reuss-Greiz, is elevated to Prince by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
  • July 3 » American Revolutionary War: Iroquois allied to Britain kill 360 people in the Wyoming Valley massacre.
  • July 10 » American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
  • 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 17 » The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe.

Day of death December 7, 1790

• The temperature on December 7, 1790 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: zeer 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 1790: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 1 » The first United States census is authorized.
  • May 29 » Rhode Island becomes the last of North America's original Thirteen Colonies to ratify the Constitution and become one of the United States.
  • July 12 » The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed in France by the National Constituent Assembly.
  • July 31 » The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.
  • August 2 » The first United States Census is conducted.
  • December 26 » Louis XVI of France gives his public assent to Civil Constitution of the Clergy during the French Revolution.

Day of burial December 10, 1790

• The temperature on December 10, 1790 was about 8.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly west. Weather type: betrokken mist. 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 1790: Source: Wikipedia
  • May 31 » Manuel Quimper explores the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
  • July 9 » The Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian Baltic fleet.
  • August 4 » A newly passed tariff act creates the Revenue Cutter Service (the forerunner of the United States Coast Guard).
  • December 17 » The Aztec calendar stone is discovered at El Zócalo, Mexico City.
  • December 22 » The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Alexander Suvorov and his Russian armies.
  • December 31 » Efimeris, the oldest Greek newspaper of which issues have survived till today, is published for the first time.

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)