Family tree Philippi » Jelle Eelkes (1753-1781)
Personal data Jelle Eelkes
- He was born on October 30, 1753 in Workum.
- He was christened on October 31, 1753 in Workum.
- He died on July 23, 1781 in Workum, he was 27 years old.
- A child of Eelke Eelkes Bruynsma and Grietje Pytters
- This information was last updated on February 28, 2012.
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Birthday October 30, 1753
- The temperature on October 30, 1753 was about 5.0 °C. There was 95 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: hagel 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)
- Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1753: Source: Wikipedia
- February 17 » In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
- May 1 » Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
Christening day October 31, 1753
- The temperature on October 31, 1753 was about 4.0 °C. There was 132 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: regen zeer 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)
- Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1753: Source: Wikipedia
- February 17 » In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
- May 1 » Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
Day of death July 23, 1781
- The temperature on July 23, 1781 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: zeer 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 1781: Source: Wikipedia
- January 6 » In the Battle of Jersey, the British defeat the last attempt by France to invade Jersey in the Channel Islands.
- March 15 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Guilford Court House: Near present-day Greensboro, North Carolina, 1,900 British troops under General Charles Cornwallis defeat a mixed American force numbering 4,400 in a Pyrrhic victory.
- September 5 » Battle of the Chesapeake in the American Revolutionary War: The British Navy is repelled by the French Navy, contributing to the British surrender at Yorktown.
- September 8 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina, the war's last significant battle in the Southern theater, ends in a narrow British tactical victory.
- October 17 » American Revolutionary War: British General Charles, Earl Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.
- October 19 » American Revolutionary War: The siege of Yorktown comes to an end.
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The Family tree Philippi publication was prepared by Annemarie Philippi-Gronloh.
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Annemarie Philippi-Gronloh, "Family tree Philippi", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-philippi/I33.php : accessed February 19, 2026), "Jelle Eelkes (1753-1781)".