Family tree Vleminckx » Jean Albessard (1718-1778)

Christening day March 23, 1718

• The temperature on March 23, 1718 was about 8.0 °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 1718: Source: Wikipedia
  • May 7 » The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville.
  • May 15 » James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world's first machine gun.
  • July 21 » The Treaty of Passarowitz between the Ottoman Empire, Austria and the Republic of Venice is signed.
  • November 22 » Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
  • November 30 » King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway.
  • December 17 » War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain.

Day of death June 6, 1778

• The temperature on June 6, 1778 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. 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 1778: Source: Wikipedia
  • July 27 » American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
  • July 28 » Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain.
  • August 3 » The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
  • September 7 » American Revolutionary War: France invades Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war.
  • November 11 » Cherry Valley massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.
  • November 26 » In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.

Day of burial June 7, 1778

• The temperature on June 7, 1778 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. 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 1778: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 18 » James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".
  • February 6 » American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
  • July 27 » American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
  • August 3 » The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
  • November 11 » Cherry Valley massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.
  • November 26 » In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1730 » Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, French general (b. 1646)
• 1740 » Alexander Spotswood, Moroccan-American colonial and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (b. 1676)
• 1784 » Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol, Dutch politician (b. 1741)
• 1799 » Patrick Henry, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Virginia (b. 1736)
• 1813 » Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect, designed the Hôtel de Mademoiselle de Condé (b. 1739)
• 1813 » Antonio Cachia, Maltese architect, engineer and archaeologist (b. 1739)