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Christening day May 30, 1693

• Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1693: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 11 » A powerful earthquake destroys parts of Sicily and Malta.
  • February 8 » The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II.
  • July 25 » Ignacio de Maya founds the Real Santiago de las Sabinas, now known as Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Mexico.
  • July 29 » War of the Grand Alliance: Battle of Landen: France wins a Pyrrhic victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands.
  • August 4 » Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Perignon's invention of champagne; it is not clear whether he actually invented champagne, however he has been credited as an innovator who developed the techniques used to perfect sparkling wine.
  • October 4 » Nine Years' War: Piedmontese troops are defeated by the French.

Day of marriage November 8, 1721

• The temperature on November 8, 1721 was about 7.0 °C. Source: KNMI
•  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 1721: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 6 » The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings, revealing details of fraud among company directors and corrupt politicians.
  • March 24 » Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051.
  • April 4 » Sir Robert Walpole becomes the first British prime minister.
  • April 26 » A massive earthquake devastates the Iranian city of Tabriz.
  • August 18 » The city of Shamakhi in Safavid Shirvan is sacked.
  • October 22 » Russian Empire is proclaimed by Tsar Peter I after the Swedish defeat in the Great Northern War.

Day of death May 5, 1747

• The temperature on May 5, 1747 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
•  This page is only available in Dutch.
  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• Erfstadhouder Prins Willem IV (Huis van Oranje) was from 1747 till 1751 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1747: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 31 » The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital.
  • May 14 » War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
  • October 25 » War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1700 » Angelo Italia, Italian architect (b. 1628)
• 1705 » Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1640)
• 1760 » Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English politician (b. 1720)
• 1766 » Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. 1684)
• 1808 » Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist and philosopher (b. 1757)
• 1821 » Napoleon, French general and emperor (b. 1769)