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Christening day April 14, 1775

• The temperature on April 14, 1775 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: ijs. 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
  • April 18 » American Revolution: The British advancement by sea begins; Paul Revere and other riders warn the countryside of the troop movements.
  • May 10 » American Revolutionary War: The Second Continental Congress takes place in Philadelphia.
  • May 20 » The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence is allegedly signed in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  • August 20 » The Spanish establish the Presidio San Augustin del Tucson in the town that became Tucson, Arizona.
  • September 8 » The unsuccessful Rising of the Priests in Malta.
  • October 13 » The Continental Congress establishes the Continental Navy (predecessor of the United States Navy).

Day of marriage October 7, 1804

• The temperature on October 7, 1804 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: zeer betrokken. 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 1804: Source: Wikipedia
  • May 13 » Forces sent by Yusuf Karamanli of Tripoli to retake Derna from the Americans attack the city.
  • June 15 » New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratifying the document.
  • August 11 » Francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria.
  • September 1 » Juno, one of the largest asteroids in the Main Belt, is discovered by the German astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding.
  • October 9 » Hobart, capital of Tasmania, is founded.
  • December 2 » At Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself Emperor of the French.

Day of death January 25, 1860

• The temperature on January 25, 1860 was about 3.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
• From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
• In the year 1860: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
  • April 3 » The first successful United States Pony Express run from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, begins.
  • April 6 » The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, later renamed Community of Christ, is organized by Joseph Smith III and others at Amboy, Illinois.
  • June 23 » The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office.
  • September 7 » Italian unification: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples.
  • October 17 » First The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the British Open).
  • October 26 » The Expedition of the Thousand ends when Giuseppe Garibaldi presents his conquests to King Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1852 » Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian admiral, cartographer, and explorer (b. 1778)
• 1872 » Richard S. Ewell, American general (b. 1817)
• 1881 » Konstantin Thon, Russian architect, designed the Grand Kremlin Palace and Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (b. 1794)
• 1884 » Périclès Pantazis, Greek-Belgian painter (b. 1849)
• 1891 » Theo van Gogh, Art dealer, the brother of Vincent van Gogh (b. 1857)
• 1900 » Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, German Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1835)