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Personal data Claus Benedikt von der Decken 


Household of Claus Benedikt von der Decken

He is married to Sophia Juliane von Bremer.

They got married on August 16, 1739, he was 34 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Claus von der Decken  1742-1826 

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Historical events

Birthday November 18, 1704

  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1704: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 25 » The Battle of Ayubale results in the destruction of most of the Spanish missions in Florida.
    • February 29 » Queen Anne's War: French forces and Native Americans stage a raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, killing 56 villagers and taking more than 100 captive.
    • April 24 » The first regular newspaper in British Colonial America, The Boston News-Letter, is published.
    • August 4 » War of the Spanish Succession: Gibraltar is captured by an English and Dutch fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir George Rooke and allied with Archduke Charles.
    • August 13 » War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim: English and Imperial forces are victorious over French and Bavarian troops.
    • December 6 » Battle of Chamkaur: During the Mughal-Sikh Wars, an outnumbered Sikh Khalsa defeats a Mughal army.

Day of marriage August 16, 1739

  • The temperature on August 16, 1739 was about 15.0 °C. There was 48 mm of rainWind direction mainly west. Weather type: betrokken regen. 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 1739: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 17 » The Battle of Vasai commences as the Marathas move to invade Portuguese-occupied territory.
    • February 23 » At York Castle, the outlaw Dick Turpin is identified by his former schoolteacher. Turpin had been using the name Richard Palmer.
    • February 24 » Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nader Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.
    • March 22 » Nader Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne.
    • September 18 » The Treaty of Belgrade is signed, whereby Austria cedes lands south of the Sava and Danube rivers to the Ottoman Empire.
    • November 20 » Start of the Battle of Porto Bello between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

Day of death May 9, 1775

  • The temperature on May 9, 1775 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw. 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 1775: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 8 » An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
    • April 14 » The first abolition society in North America is established. The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage is organized in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush.
    • May 10 » American Revolutionary War: The Second Continental Congress takes place in Philadelphia.
    • July 27 » Founding of the U.S. Army Medical Department: The Second Continental Congress passes legislation establishing "an hospital for an army consisting of 20,000 men."
    • October 13 » The Continental Congress establishes the Continental Navy (predecessor of the United States Navy).
    • October 18 » African-American poet Phillis Wheatley is freed from slavery.


Same birth/death day

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About the surname Von der Decken


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