Pop Oswald Tree » Sampson "Samuel" BIRD (1778-1864)
Personal data Sampson "Samuel" BIRD
- He was born on April 11, 1778 in Streethay, Staffordshire, England.
- He died on April 27, 1864 in Whittington, Staffordshire, England, he was 86 years old.
- A child of William BIRD and Ann FENTON
Household of Sampson "Samuel" BIRD
He had a relationship with Dinah SHIPLEY.
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Historical events
Birthday April 11, 1778
- The temperature on April 11, 1778 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. 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 5 » South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
- June 18 » American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
- July 28 » Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain.
- September 7 » American Revolutionary War: France invades Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war.
- November 26 » In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.
- December 29 » American Revolutionary War: Three thousand British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia.
Day of death April 27, 1864
- The temperature on April 27, 1864 was about 9.1 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 27 » American Civil War: The first Northern prisoners arrive at the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia.
- February 29 » American Civil War: Kilpatrick–Dahlgren Raid fails: Plans to free 15,000 Union soldiers being held near Richmond, Virginia are thwarted.
- May 9 » Second Schleswig War: The Danish navy defeats the Austrian and Prussian fleets in the Battle of Heligoland.
- June 15 » American Civil War: The Second Battle of Petersburg begins.
- July 19 » Taiping Rebellion: Third Battle of Nanking: The Qing dynasty finally defeats the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
- October 19 » American Civil War: The Battle of Cedar Creek ends the last Confederate threat to Washington, DC.
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