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Christening day November 5, 1675

• Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1675: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 4 » John Flamsteed is appointed the first Astronomer Royal of England.
  • August 10 » The foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London, England is laid.
  • August 11 » Franco-Dutch War: Forces of the Holy Roman Empire defeat the French in the Battle of Konzer Brücke.
  • November 2 » Plymouth Colony governor Josiah Winslow leads a colonial militia against the Narragansett during King Philip's War.
  • December 11 » Antonio de Vea expedition enters San Rafael Lake in western Patagonia.
  • December 19 » The Great Swamp Fight, a pivotal battle in King Philip's War, gives the English settlers a bitterly won victory.

Day of marriage April 26, 1700

• Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1700: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 26 » The 8.7–9.2 M_w Cascadia earthquake takes place off the west coast of North America, as evidenced by Japanese records.
  • February 27 » The island of New Britain is discovered by Europeans.
  • February 28 » Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar.
  • March 1 » Sweden introduces its own Swedish calendar, in an attempt to gradually merge into the Gregorian calendar, reverts to the Julian calendar on this date in 1712, and introduces the Gregorian calendar on this date in 1753.

Day of death February 19, 1708

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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1708: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 11 » Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.
  • March 23 » James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth as part of the planned French invasion of Britain.
  • September 11 » Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish Empire ceases to be a major power.
  • October 9 » Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1622 » Henry Savile, English scholar and politician (b. 1549)
• 1672 » Charles Chauncy, English-American minister, theologian, and academic (b. 1592)
• 1709 » Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shōgun (b. 1646)
• 1716 » Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, Norwegian author and poet (b. 1634)
• 1785 » Mary, Countess of Harold, English aristocrat and philanthropist (b. 1701)
• 1789 » Nicholas Van Dyke, American lawyer and politician, 7th Governor of Delaware (b. 1738)