Eijsermans family tree » Johannes Antonius Jan Spanincx (1787-????)

Birthday February 12, 1787

• The temperature on February 12, 1787 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. 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 1787: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 3 » Militia led by General Benjamin Lincoln crush the remnants of Shays' Rebellion in Petersham, Massachusetts.
  • May 13 » Captain Arthur Phillip leaves Portsmouth, England, with eleven ships full of convicts (the "First Fleet") to establish a penal colony in Australia.
  • May 25 » After a delay of 11 days, the United States Constitutional Convention formally convenes in Philadelphia after a quorum of seven states is secured.
  • July 13 » The Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery.
  • September 17 » The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia.
  • December 7 » Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1785 » Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist and chemist († 1838)
• 1787 » Norbert Provencher, Canadian bishop and missionary († 1853)
• 1788 » Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher († 1869)
• 1791 » Peter Cooper, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Cooper Union († 1883)
• 1794 » Alexander Petrov, Russian chess player and composer († 1867)
• 1794 » Valentín Canalizo, Mexican general and politician. 14th President (1843-1844) († 1850)