Schelvis Family Tree » Dirk Willemsz van Duijvenbode (1661-1724)

Christening day May 15, 1661

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  Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1661: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 6 » English Restoration: The Fifth Monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London, England. The revolt is suppressed after a few days.
  • January 30 » Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, is ritually executed more than two years after his death, on the 12th anniversary of the execution of the monarch he himself deposed.
  • February 3 » Maratha forces under Chattrapati Shivaji defeat the Mughals in the Battle of Umberkhind.
  • April 23 » King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey.
  • July 16 » The first banknotes in Europe are issued by the Swedish bank Stockholms Banco.
  • August 6 » The Treaty of The Hague is signed by Portugal and the Dutch Republic.

Day of marriage April 19, 1683

• 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 1683: Source: Wikipedia
  • May 24 » The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, opens as the world's first university museum.
  • June 23 » William Penn signs a friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania.
  • July 16 » Manchu Qing dynasty naval forces under traitorous commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands.
  • September 12 » Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna: Several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire.
  • September 17 » Antonie van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules".
  • November 1 » The British Crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.

Day of death August 27, 1724

• The temperature on August 27, 1724 was about 18.0 °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 1724: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 28 » The Russian Academy of Sciences is founded in St. Petersburg by Peter the Great, and implemented by Senate decree. It is called the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences until 1917.
  • April 7 » Premiere performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion, BWV245, at St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig.
  • November 11 » Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London.
  • December 7 » Tumult of Thorn: Religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1611 » Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spanish composer (b. c. 1548)
• 1635 » Lope de Vega, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1562)
• 1664 » Francisco de Zurbarán, Spanish painter and educator (b. 1598)
• 1748 » James Thomson, Scottish poet and playwright (b. 1700)
• 1782 » John Laurens, American Revolutionary and Congressman (b.1754)
• 1828 » Eise Eisinga, Dutch astronomer and academic, built the Eisinga Planetarium (b. 1744)