Genealogy Hulst - de Rijk, Pol - Straatman en Overige Hulst lijnen in Nederland » Maria Markusse (1770-????)

Birthday October 19, 1770

• The temperature on October 19, 1770 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by east. Weather type: donker. Special wheather fenomena: veel 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
  • March 5 » Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are fatally shot by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence) five years later.
  • April 19 » Captain James Cook, still holding the rank of lieutenant, sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia.
  • April 20 » The Georgian king, Erekle II, abandoned by his Russian ally Count Totleben, wins a victory over Ottoman forces at Aspindza.
  • May 16 » The 14-year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste, who later becomes king of France.
  • June 11 » British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
  • August 21 » James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1720 » John Woolman, American-English preacher, journalist, and activist († 1772)
• 1721 » Joseph de Guignes, French orientalist and sinologist († 1800)
• 1784 » Leigh Hunt, English poet and critic († 1859)
• 1789 » Theophilos Kairis, Greek priest and philosopher († 1853)
• 1810 » Cassius Marcellus Clay, American journalist, lawyer, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Russia († 1903)
• 1814 » Theodoros Vryzakis, Greek painter († 1878)