Family tree Van Dijk » Peter Gerrit Schonis (1698-1776)
Personal data Peter Gerrit Schonis
Source 1- He was born on May 28, 1698 in Helvoirt, Gemeente Haaren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
- He died on March 22, 1776 in Helvoirt, Gemeente Haaren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 77 years old.
- A child of Gerardus Schonis and Cornelia Huyberts Bouwens
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Birthday May 28, 1698
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1698: Source: Wikipedia
- July 2 » Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine.
- September 5 » In an effort to Westernize his nobility, Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards for all men except the clergy and peasantry.
Day of death March 22, 1776
- The temperature on March 22, 1776 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. 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 1776: Source: Wikipedia
- February 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia.
- August 31 » William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
- September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.
- November 16 » American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.
- November 29 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.
- December 5 » Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest academic honor society in the U.S., holds its first meeting at the College of William & Mary.
Same birth/death day
- 1663 » António Manoel de Vilhena, Grand Master of the Order of Saint John († 1736)
- 1676 » Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician and academic († 1754)
- 1692 » Geminiano Giacomelli, Italian composer († 1740)
- 1738 » Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician († 1814)
- 1759 » William Pitt the Younger, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1806)
- 1763 » Manuel Alberti, Argentinian priest and journalist († 1811)
- 1758 » Jonathan Edwards, English minister, theologian, and philosopher (b. 1703)
- 1772 » John Canton, English physicist and academic (b. 1718)
- 1820 » Stephen Decatur, American commander (b. 1779)
- 1832 » Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German novelist, poet, playwright, and diplomat (b. 1749)
- 1840 » Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician and academic (b. 1798)
- 1864 » Konstanty Kalinowski, writer, journalist, lawyer and revolutionary (b. 1838)
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