Family tree Van Rumpt » neeltje verhagen (1754-1792)

Christening day November 22, 1754

• The temperature on November 22, 1754 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by east. Weather type: omtrent helder. 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)
• Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1754: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 28 » Sir Horace Walpole coins the word serendipity in a letter to a friend.
  • May 28 » French and Indian War: In the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel George Washington defeat a French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville Glen in what is now Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania.
  • July 3 » French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.

Day of marriage April 23, 1775

• The temperature on April 23, 1775 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: omtrent helder. 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 26 » The British East India Company factory on Balambangan Island is destroyed by Moro pirates.
  • April 18 » American Revolution: The British advancement by sea begins; Paul Revere and other riders warn the countryside of the troop movements.
  • July 26 » The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress. Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania takes office as Postmaster General.
  • August 23 » American Revolutionary War: King George III delivers his Proclamation of Rebellion to the Court of St James's stating that the American colonies have proceeded to a state of open and avowed rebellion.
  • October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Burning of Falmouth (now Portland, Maine).
  • December 3 » USSAlfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones.

Day of death July 17, 1792

• The temperature on July 17, 1792 was about 20.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by east. 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 1792: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 9 » Treaty of Jassy between Russian and Ottoman Empire is signed.
  • April 20 » France declares war against the "King of Hungary and Bohemia", the beginning of French Revolutionary Wars.
  • June 4 » Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for the Kingdom of Great Britain.
  • September 11 » The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house where they are stored.
  • September 21 » French Revolution: The National Convention abolishes the monarchy.
  • December 11 » French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1762 » Peter III of Russia (b. 1728)
• 1790 » Adam Smith, Scottish economist and philosopher (b. 1723)
• 1791 » Martin Dobrizhoffer, Austrian missionary and author (b. 1717)
• 1793 » Charlotte Corday, French murderer (b. 1768)
• 1794 » John Roebuck, English chemist and businessman (b. 1718)
• 1845 » Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1764)