Family tree Jacobs » Margaretha Jansse van Woensel (1721-1770)

Day of marriage February 14, 1748

• The temperature on February 14, 1748 was about -2 °C. Wind direction mainly east by south. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
• Erfstadhouder Prins Willem IV (Huis van Oranje) was from 1747 till 1751 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1748: Source: Wikipedia
  • June 11 » Denmark adopts the characteristic Nordic Cross flag later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries.
  • August 26 » The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia.
  • October 12 » War of Jenkins' Ear: A British squadron wins a tactical victory over a Spanish squadron off Havana.
  • October 18 » Signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession.

Day of death July 25, 1770

• The temperature on July 25, 1770 was about 24.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. 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 1770: Source: Wikipedia
  • April 19 » Marie Antoinette marries Louis XVI of France in a proxy wedding.
  • April 20 » The Georgian king, Erekle II, abandoned by his Russian ally Count Totleben, wins a victory over Ottoman forces at Aspindza.
  • July 1 » Lexell's Comet is seen closer to the Earth than any other comet in recorded history, approaching to a distance of 0.0146 astronomical units (2,180,000km; 1,360,000mi).
  • August 21 » James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
  • August 22 » James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.
  • November 14 » James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.

Day of burial July 27, 1770

• The temperature on July 27, 1770 was about 23.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: donder betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw. 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 1770: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 5 » Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are fatally shot by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence) five years later.
  • April 29 » James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names.
  • June 11 » British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
  • July 1 » Lexell's Comet is seen closer to the Earth than any other comet in recorded history, approaching to a distance of 0.0146 astronomical units (2,180,000km; 1,360,000mi).
  • August 21 » James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
  • November 14 » James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1790 » Johann Bernhard Basedow, German educator and reformer (b. 1723)
• 1790 » William Livingston, American soldier and politician, 1st Governor of New Jersey (b. 1723)
• 1791 » Isaac Low, American merchant and politician (b. 1735)
• 1794 » André Chénier, Greek-French poet and author (b. 1762)
• 1794 » Friedrich von der Trenck, Prussian adventurer and author (b. 1726)
• 1794 » Jean-Antoine Roucher, French poet and author (b. 1745)