Willard Niece/Virgie Parsons Family Tree » William Green "Billy Grit" Adams (1788-1870)

Birthday July 1, 1788

• The temperature on July 1, 1788 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. 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 1788: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 26 » The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
  • May 8 » King Louis XVI of France attempts to impose the reforms of Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne by abolishing the parlements.
  • June 11 » Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
  • July 25 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his Symphony No. 40 in G minor (K550).
  • September 13 » The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital.
  • December 22 » Nguyễn Huệ proclaims himself Emperor Quang Trung, in effect abolishing on his own the Lê dynasty.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1771 » Ferdinando Paer, Italian composer and conductor († 1839)
• 1788 » Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician and engineer († 1867)
• 1804 » Charles Gordon Greene, American journalist and politician († 1886)
• 1804 » George Sand, French author and playwright († 1876)
• 1807 » Thomas Green Clemson, American politician and educator, founded Clemson University († 1888)
• 1808 » Ygnacio del Valle, Mexican-American landowner († 1880)