Ancestors Meussen - Verweij » Johannes Weijers (1779-????)

Birthday February 13, 1779

• The temperature on February 13, 1779 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: geheel 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 1779: Source: Wikipedia
  • June 16 » Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
  • July 6 » Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War.
  • July 16 » American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point.
  • August 13 » American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
  • September 23 » American Revolution: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USSBonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.
  • October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1766 » Thomas Robert Malthus, English economist and scholar († 1834)
• 1768 » Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, French general and politician, 15th Prime Minister of France († 1835)
• 1769 » Ivan Krylov, Russian author, poet, and playwright († 1844)
• 1805 » Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, German mathematician and academic († 1859)
• 1811 » François Achille Bazaine, French general († 1888)
• 1815 » Rufus Wilmot Griswold, American anthologist, editor, poet and critic († 1857)