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Day of marriage February 2, 1741

• The temperature on February 2, 1741 was about 8.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1741: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 13 » The Battle of Cartagena de Indias (part of the War of Jenkins' Ear) begins.
  • April 10 » War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz.
  • May 20 » The Battle of Cartagena de Indias ends in a Spanish victory and the British begin withdrawal towards Jamaica with substantial losses.
  • July 31 » Charles Albert of Bavaria invades Upper Austria and Bohemia.
  • August 10 » King Marthanda Varma of Travancore defeats the Dutch East India Company at the Battle of Colachel, effectively bringing about the end of the Dutch colonial rule in India.
  • September 14 » George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio Messiah.

Day of death February 28, 1776

• The temperature on February 28, 1776 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. 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 1776: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia.
  • May 4 » Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III.
  • June 7 » Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence.
  • June 8 » American Revolutionary War: American attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières.
  • June 15 » Delaware Separation Day: Delaware votes to suspend government under the British Crown and separate officially from Pennsylvania.
  • September 9 » The Continental Congress officially names its union of states the United States.

Day of burial March 1, 1776

• The temperature on March 1, 1776 was about 5.0 °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 1776: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 1 » General George Washington hoists the first United States flag; the Grand Union Flag at Prospect Hill.
  • February 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia.
  • March 28 » Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
  • June 7 » Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence.
  • June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory, leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day.
  • September 7 » According to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world's first submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time bomb to the hull of HMS Eagle in New York Harbor (no British records of this attack exist).

Source: Wikipedia

• 1786 » John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713)
• 1788 » Thomas Cushing, American lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1725)
• 1857 » André Dumont, Belgian geologist and academic (b. 1809)
• 1869 » Alphonse de Lamartine, French author and poet (b. 1790)
• 1879 » Hortense Allart, Italian-French author (b. 1801)
• 1891 » George Hearst, American businessman and politician (b. 1820)