Family tree De Ruijter » Anna Maria /van Roij (Anna, Maria) van Rooij (1769-????)

Birthday October 19, 1769

• The temperature on October 19, 1769 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by east. Weather type: omtrent helder. 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 1769: Source: Wikipedia
  • July 14 » An expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá leaves its base in California and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California).
  • July 16 » Father Junípero Serra founds California's first mission, Mission San Diego de Alcalá. Over the following decades, it evolves into the city of San Diego, California.
  • December 13 » Dartmouth College is founded by the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, with a royal charter from King George III, on land donated by Royal governor John Wentworth.
  • December 22 » Sino-Burmese War: The war ends with an uneasy truce.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1720 » John Woolman, American-English preacher, journalist, and activist († 1772)
• 1721 » Joseph de Guignes, French orientalist and sinologist († 1800)
• 1784 » Leigh Hunt, English poet and critic († 1859)
• 1789 » Theophilos Kairis, Greek priest and philosopher († 1853)
• 1810 » Cassius Marcellus Clay, American journalist, lawyer, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Russia († 1903)
• 1814 » Theodoros Vryzakis, Greek painter († 1878)