Olson's Tree » Col. Charles Lewis of Byrd Plantation Officer in the French-Indian War, Member of the Governors Council of Virginia (1696-1779)

Day of marriage May 28, 1717

• The temperature on May 28, 1717 was about 10.0 °C. 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 1717: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 2 » The Loves of Mars and Venus is the first ballet performed in England.
  • March 31 » A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, preached in the presence of King George I of Great Britain, provokes the Bangorian Controversy.
  • June 24 » The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England).
  • July 17 » King George I of Great Britain sails down the River Thames with a barge of 50 musicians, where George Frideric Handel's Water Music is premiered.
  • August 17 » Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire.
  • September 29 » An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture.

Day of death September 21, 1779

• The temperature on September 21, 1779 was about 13.0 °C. There was 66 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 1779: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 14 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia.
  • March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
  • May 13 » War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it (the Innviertel).
  • July 16 » American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point.
  • September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.
  • September 28 » American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1743 » Jai Singh II, Indian king (b. 1688)
• 1748 » John Balguy, English philosopher and author (b. 1686)
• 1796 » François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, French general (b. 1769)
• 1798 » George Read, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Delaware (b. 1733)
• 1812 » Emanuel Schikaneder, German actor and playwright (b. 1751)
• 1832 » Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, playwright, and poet (b. 1771)