Family tree Schilt-Paans » Cornelis Arens "Kees" Pronk (1746-1775)

Christening day September 1, 1746

• The temperature on September 1, 1746 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken mist. 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 1746: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 8 » Second Jacobite rising: Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling.
  • April 16 » The Battle of Culloden is fought between the French-supported Jacobites and the British Hanoverian forces commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, in Scotland. After the battle many highland traditions were banned and the Highlands of Scotland were cleared of inhabitants.
  • June 16 » War of the Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza.
  • October 22 » The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter.

Day of marriage May 19, 1771

• The temperature on May 19, 1771 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north by east. Weather type: helder. Special wheather fenomena: veel 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 1771: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 12 » Gustav III becomes the King of Sweden.
  • May 16 » The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called The "Regulators", occurs in present-day Alamance County, North Carolina.
  • July 14 » Foundation of the Mission San Antonio de Padua in modern California by the Franciscan friar Junípero Serra.
  • July 17 » Bloody Falls massacre: Chipewyan chief Matonabbee, traveling as the guide to Samuel Hearne on his Arctic overland journey, massacres a group of unsuspecting Inuit.
  • October 17 » Premiere in Milan of the opera Ascanio in Alba, composed by Mozart at age 15.

Day of death November 14, 1775

• The temperature on November 14, 1775 was about 7.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. 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 1775: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 9 » American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
  • March 8 » An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
  • April 18 » American Revolution: The British advancement by sea begins; Paul Revere and other riders warn the countryside of the troop movements.
  • June 12 » American Revolution: British general Thomas Gage declares martial law in Massachusetts. The British offer a pardon to all colonists who lay down their arms. There would be only two exceptions to the amnesty: Samuel Adams and John Hancock, if captured, were to be hanged.
  • June 14 » American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Army.
  • June 17 » American Revolutionary War: Colonists inflict heavy casualties on British forces while losing the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Day of burial April 1, 1776

• The temperature on April 1, 1776 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly 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 1776: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 1 » General George Washington hoists the first United States flag; the Grand Union Flag at Prospect Hill.
  • January 27 » American Revolutionary War: Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • July 8 » Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
  • August 10 » American Revolutionary War: Word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
  • September 22 » Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution.
  • October 11 » American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1734 » Louise de Kérouaille, duchess of Portsmouth (b. 1649)
• 1739 » Juan de Galavís, Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop of Santo Domingo and Bogotá (b. 1683)
• 1746 » Georg Wilhelm Steller, German botanist, zoologist, physician, and explorer (b. 1709)
• 1749 » Maruyama Gondazaemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna (b. 1713)
• 1817 » Policarpa Salavarrieta, Colombian seamstress and spy (b. 1795)
• 1825 » Jean Paul, German journalist and author (b. 1763)