Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Anna Margareta Maria - Maria - Maria Margaretha Specken (1755-1780)

Christening day August 23, 1755

• The temperature on August 23, 1755 was about 18.0 °C. There was 180 mm of rainWind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: betrokken regen donder bliksem. 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)
• Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1755: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 25 » Moscow University is established on Tatiana Day.
  • February 13 » Treaty of Giyanti signed by VOC, Pakubuwono III and Prince Mangkubumi. The treaty divides the Javanese kingdom of Mataram into 2: Sunanate of Surakarta and Sultanate of Yogyakarta.
  • April 15 » Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
  • August 10 » Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
  • September 8 » French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George.
  • November 1 » In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.

Day of marriage April 8, 1777

• The temperature on April 8, 1777 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht. 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 1777: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 3 » American General George Washington defeats British General Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
  • April 13 » American Revolutionary War: American forces are ambushed and defeated in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey.
  • June 14 » The Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Act of 1777 adopting the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United States.
  • July 7 » American forces retreating from Fort Ticonderoga are defeated in the Battle of Hubbardton.
  • September 27 » American Revolution: Lancaster, Pennsylvania becomes the capital of the United States for one day after Congress evacuates Philadelphia.
  • November 15 » American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation.

Day of death May 17, 1780

• The temperature on May 17, 1780 was about 16.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. 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 1780: Source: Wikipedia
  • May 19 » New England's Dark Day, an unusual darkening of the day sky, was observed over the New England states and parts of Canada.
  • August 22 » James Cook's ship HMSResolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).
  • October 7 » American Revolutionary War: American militia defeat royalist irregulars led by British major Patrick Ferguson in South Carolina.
  • October 10 » The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean.
  • October 16 » The Great Hurricane of 1780 finishes after its sixth day, killing between 20,000 and 24,000 residents of the Lesser Antilles.
  • November 4 » The Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II against Spanish rule in the Viceroyalty of Peru begins.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1765 » Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (b. 1713)
• 1797 » Michel-Jean Sedaine, French playwright and composer (b. 1719)
• 1801 » William Heberden, English physician and scholar (b. 1710)
• 1807 » John Gunby, American general (b. 1745)
• 1809 » Leopold Auenbrugger, Austrian physician (b. 1722)
• 1822 » Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, French general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1766)