Family tree van Mourik/Maurik » Johanna van Mourik (1780-1863)

Christening day May 4, 1780

• The temperature on May 4, 1780 was about 14.0 °C. 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 1780: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 16 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
  • May 13 » The Cumberland Compact is signed by leaders of the settlers in the Cumberland River area of what would become the U.S. state of Tennessee, providing for democratic government and a formal system of justice.
  • August 22 » James Cook's ship HMSResolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).
  • September 23 » American Revolution: British Major John André is arrested as a spy by American soldiers exposing Benedict Arnold's change of sides.
  • October 7 » American Revolutionary War: American militia defeat royalist irregulars led by British major Patrick Ferguson in South Carolina.
  • November 9 » American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Fishdam Ford a force of British and Loyalist troops fail in a surprise attack against the South Carolina Patriot militia under Brigadier General Thomas Sumter.

Day of death December 27, 1863

• The temperature on December 27, 1863 was about 6.2 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • July 3 » American Civil War: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett's Charge.
  • October 14 » American Civil War: Confederate troops under the command of A. P. Hill fail to drive the Union Army completely out of Virginia.
  • October 30 » Danish Prince Vilhelm arrives in Athens to assume his throne as George I, King of the Hellenes.
  • November 23 » American Civil War: Battle of Chattanooga begins: Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant reinforce troops at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and counter-attack Confederate troops.
  • November 25 » American Civil War: Battle of Missionary Ridge: At Missionary Ridge in Tennessee, Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant break the Siege of Chattanooga by routing Confederate troops under General Braxton Bragg.
  • November 27 » American Civil War: Battle of Mine Run: Union forces under General George Meade take up positions against troops led by Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1812 » Joanna Southcott, English religious leader (b. 1750)
• 1834 » Charles Lamb, English essayist and poet (b. 1775)
• 1836 » Stephen F. Austin, American soldier and politician (b. 1793)
• 1858 » Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French pianist and composer (b. 1785)
• 1896 » John Brown, English businessman and politician (b. 1816)
• 1900 » William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, English engineer and businessman, founded Armstrong Whitworth (b. 1810)