Family tree Van Soom » Petrus Grootjans (1776-1792)
Personal data Petrus Grootjans
- He was born on October 12, 1776 in Zoersel.
- He died on January 15, 1792 in Zoersel, he was 15 years old.
- A child of Joannes Grootjans and Catharina van Oeckel
- This information was last updated on August 13, 2007.
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Historical events
Birthday October 12, 1776
- The temperature on October 12, 1776 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north by 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 1776: Source: Wikipedia
- January 10 » American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.
- April 7 » Captain John Barry and the USSLexington captures the Edward.
- April 12 » American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.
- June 11 » The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.
- September 7 » According to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world's first submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time bomb to the hull of HMS Eagle in New York Harbor (no British records of this attack exist).
- October 11 » American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.
Day of death January 15, 1792
- The temperature on January 15, 1792 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. 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
- March 16 » King Gustav III of Sweden is shot; he dies on March 29.
- April 25 » "La Marseillaise" (the French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
- May 11 » Robert Gray commands the first expedition to sail into the Columbia River.
- August 10 » French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace: Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by the Parisian mob.
- August 13 » King Louis XVI of France is formally arrested by the National Tribunal, and declared an enemy of the people.
- October 13 » In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid.
Same birth/death day
- 1725 » Étienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist († 1810)
- 1792 » Christian Gmelin, German chemist and pharmacist († 1860)
- 1798 » Pedro I, emperor of Brazil († 1834)
- 1801 » Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss lawyer and politician, 5th President of the Swiss Confederation († 1873)
- 1815 » William J. Hardee, American general († 1873)
- 1838 » George Thorn, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Queensland († 1905)
- 1775 » Giovanni Battista Sammartini, Italian organist and composer (b. 1700)
- 1790 » John Landen, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1719)
- 1804 » Dru Drury, English entomologist and author (b. 1725)
- 1813 » Anton Bernolák, Slovak linguist and priest (b. 1762)
- 1815 » Emma, Lady Hamilton, English-French mistress of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (b. 1761)
- 1855 » Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist (b. 1780)
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