Family tree familie Swarthof / Swarthoff » Alijd Teunisdr Mooy (1730-1773)

Day of marriage May 29, 1770

• The temperature on May 29, 1770 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north by west. Weather type: donker. Special wheather fenomena: wat 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 1770: Source: Wikipedia
  • April 19 » Marie Antoinette marries Louis XVI of France in a proxy wedding.
  • May 26 » The Orlov Revolt, an attempt to revolt against the Ottoman Empire before the Greek War of Independence, ends in disaster for the Greeks.
  • June 11 » British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
  • July 5 » The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.
  • July 7 » The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place.
  • August 22 » James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.

Day of death November 20, 1773

• The temperature on November 20, 1773 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: rijp. 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 1773: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 1 » The hymn that became known as "Amazing Grace", then titled "1 Chronicles 17:16–17" is first used to accompany a sermon led by John Newton in the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England.
  • May 10 » The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on its tea and granting it the right to sell tea directly to North America. The legislation leads to the Boston Tea Party.
  • June 1 » Wolraad Woltemade rescues 14 sailors at the Cape of Good Hope from the sinking ship De Jonge Thomas by riding his horse into the sea seven times. He drowned on his eighth attempt.
  • June 17 » Cúcuta, Colombia, is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar.
  • October 12 » America's first insane asylum opens.
  • October 14 » The first recorded ministry of education, the Commission of National Education, is formed in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1737 » Caroline of Ansbach, queen of England and Ireland (b. 1683)
• 1742 » Melchior de Polignac, French cardinal and poet (b. 1661)
• 1758 » Johan Helmich Roman, Swedish violinist and composer (b. 1694)
• 1764 » Christian Goldbach, Prussian mathematician and theorist (b. 1690)
• 1773 » Charles Jennens, English landowner and patron of the arts
• 1778 » Francesco Cetti, Italian priest, zoologist, and mathematician (b. 1726)