Family tree De Backer - Evers » Guilielmus Henricus Smets (1775-1779)
Personal data Guilielmus Henricus Smets
- He was born on May 9, 1775 in Neervelp.
- He died on May 28, 1779 in Neervelp, he was 4 years old.
- A child of Joannes Smets and Elisabeth van Hamme
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Historical events
Birthday May 9, 1775
- The temperature on May 9, 1775 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw. 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 1775: Source: Wikipedia
- July 26 » The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress. Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania takes office as Postmaster General.
- August 20 » The Spanish establish the Presidio San Augustin del Tucson in the town that became Tucson, Arizona.
- August 23 » American Revolutionary War: King George III delivers his Proclamation of Rebellion to the Court of St James's stating that the American colonies have proceeded to a state of open and avowed rebellion.
- September 8 » The unsuccessful Rising of the Priests in Malta.
- October 18 » African-American poet Phillis Wheatley is freed from slavery.
- November 13 » American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Gen. Richard Montgomery occupy Montreal.
Day of death May 28, 1779
- The temperature on May 28, 1779 was about 22.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-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 1779: Source: Wikipedia
- February 14 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia.
- February 14 » James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
- June 16 » Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
- July 6 » Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War.
- August 13 » American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
- October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.
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- 1800 » John Brown, American activist († 1859)
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- 1814 » John Brougham, Irish-American actor and playwright († 1880)
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- 1750 » Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1720)
- 1787 » Leopold Mozart, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1719)
- 1805 » Luigi Boccherini, Italian cellist and composer (b. 1743)
- 1808 » Richard Hurd, English bishop (b. 1720)
- 1811 » Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for War (b. 1742)
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