Kennedy Family Tree » Zachariah Philbrick (1689-1755)

Day of marriage July 8, 1715

• The temperature on July 8, 1715 was about 16.0 °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 1715: Source: Wikipedia
  • April 15 » The Pocotaligo Massacre triggers the start of the Yamasee War in colonial South Carolina.
  • May 3 » A total solar eclipse was visible across northern Europe, and northern Asia, as predicted by Edmond Halley to within 4 minutes accuracy.
  • July 20 » Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War: The Ottoman Empire captures Nauplia, the capital of the Republic of Venice's "Kingdom of the Morea", thereby opening the way to the swift Ottoman reconquest of the Morea.
  • July 31 » Seven days after a Spanish treasure fleet of 12 ships left Havana, Cuba for Spain, 11 of them sink in a storm off the coast of Florida. A few centuries later, treasure is salvaged from these wrecks.
  • September 1 » King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, which is the longest of any major European monarch.
  • November 13 » Jacobite rising in Scotland: Battle of Sheriffmuir: The forces of the Kingdom of Great Britain halt the Jacobite advance, although the action is inconclusive.

Day of death November 17, 1755

• The temperature on November 17, 1755 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen 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)
• Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1755: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 25 » Moscow University is established on Tatiana Day.
  • April 2 » Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
  • April 15 » Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
  • July 9 » The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now downtown Pittsburgh.
  • August 10 » Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
  • November 1 » In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1713 » Abraham van Riebeeck, South African-Indonesian merchant and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1653)
• 1747 » Alain-René Lesage, French author and playwright (b. 1668)
• 1768 » Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (b. 1693)
• 1776 » James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer and instrument maker (b. 1710)
• 1780 » Bernardo Bellotto, Italian painter and illustrator (b. 1720)
• 1796 » Catherine the Great, of Russia (b. 1729)