Family tree De Backer - Evers » Guilielmus Mertens (1791-1791)
Personal data Guilielmus Mertens
- He was born on February 1, 1791 in Bekkevoort, Arrondissement de Louvain, Province de Brabant Flamand.
- He died on February 11, 1791 in Bekkevoort, Arrondissement de Louvain, Province de Brabant Flamand.
- A child of Petrus Mertens and Maria Elisabeth Jeuris
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Historical events
Birthday February 1, 1791
- The temperature on February 1, 1791 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. 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 1791: Source: Wikipedia
- February 18 » Congress passes a law admitting the state of Vermont to the Union, effective 4 March, after that state had existed for 14 years as a de facto independent largely unrecognized state.
- March 2 » Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris.
- June 21 » King Louis XVI of France and his immediate family begin the Flight to Varennes during the French Revolution.
- August 4 » The Treaty of Sistova is signed, ending the Ottoman–Habsburg wars.
- August 21 » A Vodou ceremony, led by Dutty Boukman, turns into a violent slave rebellion, beginning the Haitian Revolution.
- August 30 » HMSPandora sinks after having run aground on the outer Great Barrier Reef the previous day.
Day of death February 11, 1791
- The temperature on February 11, 1791 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: betrokken . 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 1791: Source: Wikipedia
- March 2 » Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris.
- May 3 » The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- July 14 » The Priestley Riots drive Joseph Priestley, a supporter of the French Revolution, out of Birmingham, England.
- September 9 » Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, is named after President George Washington.
- October 1 » First session of the French Legislative Assembly.
- November 9 » Foundation of the Dublin Society of United Irishmen.
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- 1801 » Émile Littré, French lexicographer and philosopher († 1881)
- 1820 » George Hendric Houghton, American clergyman and theologian († 1897)
- 1836 » Emil Hartmann, Danish organist and composer († 1898)
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- 1763 » William Shenstone, English poet and gardener (b. 1714)
- 1795 » Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (b. 1740)
- 1829 » Alexander Griboyedov, Russian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1795)
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Jan De Backer, "Family tree De Backer - Evers", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-de-backer-evers/I5590.php : accessed March 10, 2026), "Guilielmus Mertens (1791-1791)".