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Christening day April 27, 1732

• The temperature on April 27, 1732 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken vochtig. 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 1732: Source: Wikipedia
  • June 9 » James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of the future U.S. state of Georgia.
  • September 16 » In Campo Maior, Portugal, a storm hits the Armory and a violent explosion ensues, killing two thirds of its inhabitants.
  • November 29 » The magnitude 6.6 Irpinia earthquake causes 1,940 deaths in the former Kingdom of Naples, southern Italy.
  • December 7 » The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London, England.

Day of marriage November 15, 1772

• The temperature on November 15, 1772 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. 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 1772: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 1 » The first traveler's cheques, which could be used in 90 European cities, were issued by the London Credit Exchange Company.
  • June 9 » The British schooner Gaspee is burned in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
  • June 12 » French explorer Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne and 25 of his men killed by Māori in New Zealand.
  • August 19 » Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'état, in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between the Riksdag and the King.
  • August 21 » King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot.
  • September 1 » The Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is founded in San Luis Obispo, California.

Day of death July 12, 1784

• The temperature on July 12, 1784 was about 16.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. 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 1784: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 14 » American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States - Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.
  • April 9 » The Treaty of Paris, ratified by the United States Congress on January 14, 1784, is ratified by King George III of the Kingdom of Great Britain, ending the American Revolutionary War. Copies of the ratified documents are exchanged on May 12, 1784.
  • June 4 » Élisabeth Thible becomes the first woman to fly in an untethered hot air balloon. Her flight covers four kilometres in 45 minutes, and reached 1,500 metres altitude (estimated).
  • August 17 » Classical composer Luigi Boccherini receives a pay rise of 12000 reals from his employer, the Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón.
  • August 23 » Western North Carolina (now eastern Tennessee) declares itself an independent state under the name of Franklin; it is not accepted into the United States, and only lasts for four years.
  • October 22 » Russia founds a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska.

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• 1742 » Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1675)
• 1749 » Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, French navy officer and politician, Governor General of New France (b. 1671)
• 1773 » Johann Joachim Quantz, German flute player and composer (b. 1697)
• 1804 » Alexander Hamilton, American general, economist, and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1755)
• 1845 » Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian linguist, poet, and playwright (b. 1808)
• 1850 » Robert Stevenson, Scottish engineer (b. 1772)