Family tree Van Luijk » Pieter "De Oude" Hamelink (1695-1777)

Christening day November 21, 1695

• 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 1695: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 27 » Mustafa II becomes the Ottoman sultan and Caliph of Islam in Istanbul on the death of Ahmed II. Mustafa rules until his abdication in 1703.
  • August 15 » French forces end the bombardment of Brussels.
  • September 7 » Henry Every perpetrates one of the most profitable pirate raids in history with the capture of the Grand Mughal ship Ganj-i-Sawai. In response, Emperor Aurangzeb threatens to end all English trading in India.
  • November 20 » Zumbi, the last of the leaders of Quilombo dos Palmares in early Brazil, is executed by the forces of Portuguese bandeirante Domingos Jorge Velho - an event nowadays commemorated in Black Awareness Day.

Day of marriage May 28, 1724

• The temperature on May 28, 1724 was about 14.0 °C. 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 1724: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 28 » The Russian Academy of Sciences is founded in St. Petersburg by Peter the Great, and implemented by Senate decree. It is called the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences until 1917.
  • April 7 » Premiere performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion, BWV245, at St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig.
  • November 11 » Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London.
  • December 7 » Tumult of Thorn: Religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities.

Day of death January 23, 1777

• The temperature on January 23, 1777 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. 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 1777: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 2 » American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.
  • January 3 » American General George Washington defeats British General Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
  • August 22 » British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.
  • September 11 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  • October 17 » American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.
  • November 15 » American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation.

Day of burial January 25, 1777

• The temperature on January 25, 1777 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: 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 1777: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 8 » Regiments from Ansbach and Bayreuth, sent to support Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, mutiny in the town of Ochsenfurt.
  • April 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Ridgefield: A British invasion force engages and defeats Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, Connecticut.
  • June 13 » American Revolutionary War: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army.
  • October 6 » American Revolutionary War: British forces capture Forts Clinton and Montgomery on the Hudson River.
  • November 15 » American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation.
  • December 19 » American Revolutionary War: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1785 » Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician and academic (b. 1717)
• 1789 » Frances Brooke, English author and playwright (b. 1724)
• 1789 » John Cleland, English author (b. 1709)
• 1800 » Edward Rutledge, American captain and politician, 39th Governor of South Carolina (b. 1749)
• 1803 » Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer, founded Guinness (b. 1725)
• 1805 » Claude Chappe, French engineer (b. 1763)