The Brown Tree » Robert WHITEHEAD (1777-1864)
Personal data Robert WHITEHEAD
Source 1Source 2- He was born on January 4, 1777 in Orton, Westmorland, England.
- He died on March 11, 1864 in Kelleth, Westmorland, he was 87 years old.
- A child of James WHITEHEAD and Dorothy Farrer ATKINSON
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Birthday January 4, 1777
- The temperature on January 4, 1777 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. 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 1777: Source: Wikipedia
- January 15 » American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut (present-day Vermont) declares its independence.
- June 14 » The Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Act of 1777 adopting the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United States.
- July 31 » The U.S. Second Continental Congress passes a resolution that the services of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette "be accepted, and that, in consideration of his zeal, illustrious family and connexions, he have the rank and commission of major-general of the United States."
- October 4 » American Revolutionary War: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under William Howe.
- December 16 » Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. [1]
- December 18 » The United States celebrates its first Thanksgiving, marking the recent victory by the American rebels over British General John Burgoyne at Saratoga in October.
Day of death March 11, 1864
- The temperature on March 11, 1864 was about 6.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 25 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 1864: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- April 25 » American Civil War: The Battle of Marks' Mills.
- May 21 » Russia declares an end to the Russo-Circassian War and many Circassians are forced into exile. The day is designated the Circassian Day of Mourning.
- August 18 » American Civil War: Battle of Globe Tavern: Union forces try to cut a vital Confederate supply-line into Petersburg, Virginia, by attacking the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.
- October 15 » American Civil War: The Union garrison of Glasgow, Missouri surrenders to Confederate forces.
- November 29 » American Indian Wars: Sand Creek massacre: Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants inside Colorado Territory.
- December 16 » American Civil War: Battle of Nashville: Major General George Thomas's Union forces defeat Lieutenant General John Bell Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee.
Same birth/death day
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- 1785 » Jacob Grimm, German philologist and mythologist († 1863)
- 1809 » Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille († 1852)
- 1813 » Isaac Pitman, English linguist and educator († 1897)
- 1832 » George Tryon, English admiral († 1893)
- 1838 » General Tom Thumb, American circus performer († 1883)
- 1851 » Marie Louise Coidavid, Queen of Haiti (b. 1778)
- 1854 » Willard Richards, American journalist and religious leader (b. 1804)
- 1863 » Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, English general (b. 1803)
- 1869 » Vladimir Odoyevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (b. 1803)
- 1870 » Moshoeshoe I of Lesotho (b. 1786)
- 1874 » Charles Sumner, American lawyer and politician (b. 1811)
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