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Christening day January 11, 1789

• The temperature on January 11, 1789 was about -2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken sneeuw. 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 1789: Source: Wikipedia
  • April 21 » George Washington's reception at Trenton is hosted by the Ladies of Trenton as he journeys to New York City for his first inauguration.
  • April 30 » On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States.
  • July 14 » Alexander Mackenzie finally completes his journey to the mouth of the great river he hoped would take him to the Pacific, but which turns out to flow into the Arctic Ocean. Later named after him, the Mackenzie is the second-longest river system in North America.
  • August 7 » The United States Department of War is established.
  • August 26 » The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is approved by the National Constituent Assembly of France.
  • December 11 » The University of North Carolina is chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly.

Day of marriage May 15, 1812

• The temperature on May 15, 1812 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
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  De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
• In the year 1812: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 7 » The strongest in a series of earthquakes strikes New Madrid, Missouri.
  • February 11 » Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry is accused of "gerrymandering" for the first time.
  • March 16 » The Siege of Badajoz begins: British and Portuguese forces besiege and defeat the French garrison during the Peninsular War.
  • October 9 » War of 1812: In a naval engagement on Lake Erie, American forces capture two British ships: HMSDetroit and HMSCaledonia.
  • October 24 » Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow.
  • December 17 » War of 1812: U.S. forces attack a Lenape village in the Battle of the Mississinewa.

Day of death April 22, 1863

• The temperature on April 22, 1863 was about 11.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 24 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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.
  • May 12 » American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps turn the left wing of Confederate General John C. Pemberton's defensive line on Fourteen Mile Creek, opening up the interior of Mississippi to the Union Army during the Vicksburg Campaign.
  • August 16 » The Dominican Restoration War begins when Gregorio Luperón raises the Dominican flag in Santo Domingo after Spain had recolonized the country.
  • September 7 » American Civil War: Union troops under Quincy A. Gillmore captures Fort Wagner in Morris Island after a 7-week siege.
  • November 16 » American Civil War: Battle of Campbell's Station near Knoxville, Tennessee: Confederate troops unsuccessfully attack Union forces.
  • 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.
  • December 16 » American Civil War: Joseph E. Johnston replaces Braxton Bragg as commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1833 » Richard Trevithick, English engineer and explorer (b. 1771)
• 1850 » Friedrich Robert Faehlmann, Estonian philologist and physician (b. 1798)
• 1854 » Nicolás Bravo, Mexican general and politician, 11th President of Mexico (b. 1786)
• 1871 » Martín Carrera, Mexican general and president (1855) (b. 1806)
• 1877 » James P. Kirkwood, Scottish-American engineer (b. 1807)
• 1892 » Édouard Lalo, French violinist and composer (b. 1823)