Eijsermans family tree » Hendrik Maas (????-1783)

Day of death May 30, 1783

• The temperature on May 30, 1783 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. 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 1783: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 5 » In Calabria, a sequence of strong earthquakes begins.
  • July 25 » American Revolutionary War: The war's last action, the Siege of Cuddalore, is ended by a preliminary peace agreement.
  • August 4 » Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing about 1,400 people. The eruption causes a famine, which results in an additional 20,000 deaths.
  • August 18 » A huge fireball meteor is seen across Great Britain as it passes over the east coast.
  • September 3 » American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
  • October 15 » The Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon makes the first human ascent, piloted by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1744 » Alexander Pope, English poet, essayist, and translator (b. 1688)
• 1770 » François Boucher, French painter and set designer (b. 1703)
• 1778 » José de la Borda, French/Spanish mining magnate in colonial Mexico (b. ca. 1700)
• 1778 » Voltaire, French philosopher and author (b. 1694)
• 1829 » Philibert Jean-Baptiste Curial, French general (b. 1774)
• 1832 » James Mackintosh, Scottish historian, jurist, and politician (b. 1765)