Lange Family » Dirk Hinrich Behling (1709-1776)

Day of marriage October 26, 1741

• The temperature on October 26, 1741 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. 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 1741: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 13 » The Battle of Cartagena de Indias (part of the War of Jenkins' Ear) begins.
  • April 10 » War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz.
  • June 25 » Maria Theresa is crowned Queen of Hungary.
  • July 15 » Aleksei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends men ashore in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska.
  • July 31 » Charles Albert of Bavaria invades Upper Austria and Bohemia.
  • September 14 » George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio Messiah.

Day of death May 21, 1776

• The temperature on May 21, 1776 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north by west. 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 1776: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia.
  • April 12 » American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.
  • May 1 » Establishment of the Illuminati in Ingolstadt, Upper Bavaria, by Jesuit-taught Adam Weishaupt.
  • June 8 » American Revolutionary War: American attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières.
  • September 9 » The Continental Congress officially names its union of states the United States.
  • November 29 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.

Day of burial May 24, 1776

• The temperature on May 24, 1776 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. 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 1776: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 1 » General George Washington hoists the first United States flag; the Grand Union Flag at Prospect Hill.
  • March 2 » American Revolutionary War: Patriot militia units arrest the Royal Governor of Georgia James Wright and attempt to prevent capture of supply ships in the Battle of the Rice Boats.
  • July 2 » American Revolution: The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not published until July 4.
  • November 16 » American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.
  • December 7 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
  • December 26 » American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army attacks and successfully defeats a garrison of Hessian forces.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1742 » Lars Roberg, Swedish physician and academic (b. 1664)
• 1762 » Alexander Joseph Sulkowski, Polish and Saxon general (b. 1695)
• 1771 » Christopher Smart, English actor, playwright, and poet (b. 1722)
• 1786 » Carl Wilhelm Scheele, German-Swedish chemist and pharmacist (b. 1742)
• 1790 » Thomas Warton, English poet and critic (b. 1728)
• 1810 » Chevalier d'Eon, French diplomat and spy (b. 1728)