Aktedatum: 31-12-1797 Ontvangen wegens collecte £ -:11:- de begraffenisse van Coop Joostens zijn zoon ontf(angen) Overledene: de zoon van Coop Joostens
February 20 » The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by United States President George Washington.
April 5 » United States President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.
May 11 » Robert Gray commands the first expedition to sail into the Columbia River.
June 1 » Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States.
September 2 » During what became known as the September Massacres of the French Revolution, rampaging mobs slaughter three Roman Catholic bishops, more than two hundred priests, and prisoners believed to be royalist sympathizers.
September 11 » The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house where they are stored.
Christening day April 22, 1792
The temperature on April 22, 1792 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by east. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
March 29 » King Gustav III of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight masquerade ball at Stockholm's Royal Opera 13 days earlier. He is succeeded by Gustav IV Adolf.
April 2 » The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint.
May 21 » A lava dome collapses on Mount Unzen, near the city of Shimbara on the Japanese island of Kyūshū, creating a deadly tsunami that kills nearly 15,000 people.
June 1 » Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States.
September 21 » French Revolution: The National Convention abolishes the monarchy.
October 13 » In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid.
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