Family tree Polak » Barbara Nicolaasdr BAX (1739-1770)

Christening day February 22, 1739

• The temperature on February 22, 1739 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: regen 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 1739: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 23 » At York Castle, the outlaw Dick Turpin is identified by his former schoolteacher. Turpin had been using the name Richard Palmer.
  • May 16 » The Battle of Vasai concludes as the Marathas defeat the Portuguese army.
  • September 9 » Stono Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in Britain's mainland North American colonies prior to the American Revolution, erupts near Charleston, South Carolina.
  • September 18 » The Treaty of Belgrade is signed, whereby Austria cedes lands south of the Sava and Danube rivers to the Ottoman Empire.
  • October 3 » The Treaty of Niš is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian–Turkish War.
  • November 20 » Start of the Battle of Porto Bello between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

Day of marriage July 24, 1760

• The temperature on July 24, 1760 was about 15.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: regen 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)
• Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1760: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 9 » Ahmad Shah Durrani defeats the Marathas in the Battle of Barari Ghat.
  • June 4 » Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia, Canada, taken from the Acadians.
  • June 23 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Landeshut: Austria defeats Prussia.
  • June 27 » Anglo-Cherokee War: Cherokee warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Echoee near present-day Otto, North Carolina.
  • July 8 » British forces defeat French forces in the last naval battle in New France.
  • October 9 » Seven Years' War: Russian and Austrian troops briefly occupy Berlin.

Day of death July 8, 1770

• The temperature on July 8, 1770 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken donker. 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 29 » James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names.
  • June 11 » British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
  • June 19 » New Church Day: Emanuel Swedenborg writes: "The Lord sent forth His twelve disciples, who followed Him in the world into the whole spiritual world to preach the Gospel that the Lord God Jesus Christ reign. This took place on the 19th day of June, in the year 1770."
  • November 14 » James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.

Day of burial July 10, 1770

• The temperature on July 10, 1770 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken donder. 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 1770: Source: Wikipedia
  • April 19 » Captain James Cook, still holding the rank of lieutenant, sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia.
  • April 19 » Marie Antoinette marries Louis XVI of France in a proxy wedding.
  • July 1 » Lexell's Comet is seen closer to the Earth than any other comet in recorded history, approaching to a distance of 0.0146 astronomical units (2,180,000km; 1,360,000mi).
  • July 7 » The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place.
  • August 21 » James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
  • November 14 » James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1716 » Robert South, English preacher and theologian (b. 1634)
• 1721 » Elihu Yale, American-English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1649)
• 1784 » Torbern Bergman, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (b. 1735)
• 1794 » Richard Mique, French architect (b. 1728)
• 1820 » Octavia Taylor, daughter of Zachary Taylor (b. 1816)
• 1822 » Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright (b. 1792)