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Christening day June 5, 1707

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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1707: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 1 » John V is proclaimed King of Portugal and the Algarves in Lisbon.
  • January 16 » The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain.
  • April 25 » A coalition of Britain, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession.
  • May 1 » The Act of Union joining England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain takes effect.
  • August 20 » The first Siege of Pensacola comes to an end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
  • October 28 » The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Japan.

Day of marriage January 1, 1738

• The temperature on January 1, 1738 was about -1 °C. Wind direction mainly east by south. Weather type: zeer 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 1738: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 7 » A peace treaty is signed between Peshwa Bajirao and Jai Singh II following Maratha victory in the Battle of Bhopal.
  • April 18 » Real Academia de la Historia ("Royal Academy of History") is founded in Madrid.
  • May 24 » John Wesley is converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day and a church service is generally held on the preceding Sunday.
  • May 25 » A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners.
  • July 15 » Baruch Laibov and Alexander Voznitzin are burned alive in St. Petersburg, Russia. Vonitzin had converted to Judaism with Laibov's help, with the consent of Empress Anna Ivanovna.
  • July 20 » Canadian explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye reaches the western shore of Lake Michigan.

Day of death April 27, 1769

• The temperature on April 27, 1769 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: helder. 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 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

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