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Christening day May 17, 1715

• The temperature on May 17, 1715 was about 14.0 °C. 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 1715: Source: Wikipedia
  • April 15 » The Pocotaligo Massacre triggers the start of the Yamasee War in colonial South Carolina.
  • May 3 » A total solar eclipse was visible across northern Europe, and northern Asia, as predicted by Edmond Halley to within 4 minutes accuracy.
  • July 20 » Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War: The Ottoman Empire captures Nauplia, the capital of the Republic of Venice's "Kingdom of the Morea", thereby opening the way to the swift Ottoman reconquest of the Morea.
  • July 31 » Seven days after a Spanish treasure fleet of 12 ships left Havana, Cuba for Spain, 11 of them sink in a storm off the coast of Florida. A few centuries later, treasure is salvaged from these wrecks.
  • September 1 » King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, which is the longest of any major European monarch.
  • November 13 » Jacobite rising in Scotland: Battle of Sheriffmuir: The forces of the Kingdom of Great Britain halt the Jacobite advance, although the action is inconclusive.

Day of marriage June 14, 1741

• The temperature on June 14, 1741 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. 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 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.
  • June 25 » Maria Theresa is crowned Queen of Hungary.
  • July 31 » Charles Albert of Bavaria invades Upper Austria and Bohemia.
  • September 14 » George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio Messiah.

Day of death June 10, 1787

• The temperature on June 10, 1787 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. 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
  • January 25 » Shays's Rebellion: The rebellion's largest confrontation, outside the Springfield Armory, results in the killing of four rebels and the wounding of twenty.
  • 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.
  • 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 28 » The Congress of the Confederation votes to send the newly-written United States Constitution to the state legislatures for approval.
  • December 18 » New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

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• 1776 » Hsinbyushin, Burmese king (b. 1736)
• 1776 » Leopold Widhalm, Austrian instrument maker (b. 1722)
• 1791 » Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte, French admiral (b. 1720)
• 1799 » Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Caribbean-French violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1745)
• 1811 » Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden (b. 1728)