Ancestors Lara Snijders » Jan Wiggers (1770-1772)

Christening day May 13, 1770

• The temperature on May 13, 1770 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: betrokken 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 1770: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 5 » Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are fatally shot by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence) five years later.
  • April 19 » Captain James Cook, still holding the rank of lieutenant, sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia.
  • April 29 » James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names.
  • July 5 » The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.
  • July 7 » The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place.
  • August 22 » James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.

Day of death February 5, 1772

• The temperature on February 5, 1772 was about -1 °C. Wind direction mainly north by east. Weather type: donker 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 1772: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 1 » The first traveler's cheques, which could be used in 90 European cities, were issued by the London Credit Exchange Company.
  • June 9 » The British schooner Gaspee is burned in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
  • June 12 » French explorer Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne and 25 of his men killed by Māori in New Zealand.
  • August 19 » Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'état, in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between the Riksdag and the King.
  • August 21 » King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot.
  • September 1 » The Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is founded in San Luis Obispo, California.

Day of burial February 9, 1772

• The temperature on February 9, 1772 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: 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 1772: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 1 » The first traveler's cheques, which could be used in 90 European cities, were issued by the London Credit Exchange Company.
  • June 9 » The British schooner Gaspee is burned in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
  • June 12 » French explorer Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne and 25 of his men killed by Māori in New Zealand.
  • August 19 » Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'état, in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between the Riksdag and the King.
  • August 21 » King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot.
  • September 1 » The Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is founded in San Luis Obispo, California.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1751 » Henri François d'Aguesseau, French jurist and politician, Chancellor of France (b. 1668)
• 1754 » Nicolaas Kruik, Dutch astronomer and cartographer (b. 1678)
• 1766 » Count Leopold Joseph von Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705)
• 1775 » Eusebius Amort, German theologian and academic (b. 1692)
• 1790 » William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710)
• 1807 » Pasquale Paoli, Corsican commander and politician (b. 1725)