FutureHistory » Wilhelmus "Guilielmus" (Wilhelmus "Guilielmus") Kegels (1691-1741)

Day of marriage March 2, 1715

• The temperature on March 2, 1715 was about 6.0 °C. Source: KNMI
•  This page is only available in Dutch.
  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1715: Source: Wikipedia
  • April 15 » The Pocotaligo Massacre triggers the start of the Yamasee War in colonial South Carolina.
  • May 3 » A total solar eclipse was visible across northern Europe, and northern Asia, as predicted by Edmond Halley to within 4 minutes accuracy.
  • July 20 » Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War: The Ottoman Empire captures Nauplia, the capital of the Republic of Venice's "Kingdom of the Morea", thereby opening the way to the swift Ottoman reconquest of the Morea.
  • July 31 » Seven days after a Spanish treasure fleet of 12 ships left Havana, Cuba for Spain, 11 of them sink in a storm off the coast of Florida. A few centuries later, treasure is salvaged from these wrecks.
  • September 1 » King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, which is the longest of any major European monarch.
  • November 13 » Jacobite rising in Scotland: Battle of Sheriffmuir: The forces of the Kingdom of Great Britain halt the Jacobite advance, although the action is inconclusive.

Day of death October 29, 1741

• The temperature on October 29, 1741 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
•  This page is only available in Dutch.
  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1741: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 13 » The Battle of Cartagena de Indias (part of the War of Jenkins' Ear) begins.
  • March 18 » New York governor George Clarke's complex at Fort George is burned in an arson attack, starting the New York Conspiracy of 1741.
  • May 20 » The Battle of Cartagena de Indias ends in a Spanish victory and the British begin withdrawal towards Jamaica with substantial losses.
  • July 15 » Aleksei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends men ashore in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska.
  • August 10 » King Marthanda Varma of Travancore defeats the Dutch East India Company at the Battle of Colachel, effectively bringing about the end of the Dutch colonial rule in India.
  • September 14 » George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio Messiah.

Source: Wikipedia

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