Noblesse Européenne - European Nobility » Josepha von Clary und Aldringen (1747-1778)

Day of marriage June 11, 1766

• The temperature on June 11, 1766 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: mottig 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 1766: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 5 » Antonio de Ulloa, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, arrives in New Orleans.
  • March 18 » American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act.
  • May 22 » A large earthquake causes heavy damage and loss of life in Istanbul and the Marmara region.
  • November 10 » The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University).
  • December 2 » Swedish parliament approved the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act and implemented it as a ground law, thus being first in the world with freedom of speech.
  • December 25 » Mapuches in Chile launch a series of surprise attacks against the Spanish starting the Mapuche uprising of 1766.

Day of death April 28, 1778

• The temperature on April 28, 1778 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north by east. Weather type: 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 1778: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 6 » American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
  • February 14 » The United States flag is formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte renders a nine gun salute to USSRanger, commanded by John Paul Jones.
  • June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness.
  • July 28 » Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain.
  • August 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
  • September 19 » The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.

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