He was born (Geboorte van Van Roy, Egidius) on February 22, 1707 in parochie Sint-Genoveva, Steenhuffel, Vlaams-Brabant, België.Source 1
Profession: Molenaar op de Diepensteynwatermolen.
He died (Overlijden van Van Roy, Egidius) on December 8, 1774 in parochie Sint-Genoveva, Steenhuffel, Vlaams-Brabant, België, he was 67 years old.Source 1
January 16 » The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain.
May 1 » The Act of Union joining England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain takes effect.
August 20 » The first Siege of Pensacola comes to an end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
October 22 » Four British naval vessels run aground on the Isles of Scilly because of faulty navigation. In response, the first Longitude Act is enacted in 1714.
October 28 » The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Japan.
November 30 » The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
Day of death December 8, 1774
The temperature on December 8, 1774 was about -7 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
June 2 » Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act is enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided.
June 13 » Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.
June 22 » The British pass the Quebec Act, setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America.
July 21 » Russo-Turkish War (1768–74): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ending the war.
September 1 » Massachusetts Bay colonists rise up in the bloodless Powder Alarm.
September 4 » New Caledonia is first sighted by Europeans, during the second voyage of Captain James Cook.
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