Family tree Van Engel(s)dorp Gastelaars » Pieter Leenhouts (1770-????)

Birthday August 15, 1770

• The temperature on August 15, 1770 was about 20.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: betrokken donder weerlicht 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 1770: Source: Wikipedia
  • April 19 » Captain James Cook, still holding the rank of lieutenant, sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia.
  • May 16 » The 14-year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste, who later becomes king of France.
  • May 26 » The Orlov Revolt, an attempt to revolt against the Ottoman Empire before the Greek War of Independence, ends in disaster for the Greeks.
  • July 5 » The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.
  • July 7 » The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place.
  • August 22 » James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1740 » Matthias Claudius, German poet and author († 1815)
• 1769 » Napoleon, French general and emperor († 1821)
• 1771 » Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, playwright, and poet († 1832)
• 1785 » Thomas De Quincey, English journalist and author († 1859)
• 1787 » Eliza Lee Cabot Follen, American writer, editor, abolitionist († 1860)
• 1798 » Sangolli Rayanna, Indian warrior († 1831)