Todd's of Scotland » Phillip Christopher Rose (1758-????)

Birthday February 11, 1758

• The temperature on February 11, 1758 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: geheel betrokken bliksem onweer. 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)
• Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1758: Source: Wikipedia
  • June 23 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Krefeld: British, Hanoverian, and Prussian forces defeat French troops at Krefeld in Germany.
  • July 8 » French forces hold Fort Carillon against the British at Ticonderoga, New York.
  • July 26 » French and Indian War: The Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
  • August 29 » The Treaty of Easton establishes the first American Indian reservation, at Indian Mills, New Jersey, for the Lenape.
  • November 25 » French and Indian War: British forces capture Fort Duquesne from French control. Later, Fort Pitt will be built nearby and grow into modern Pittsburgh.
  • December 13 » The English transport ship Duke William sinks in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 people.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1708 » Egidio Duni, Italian composer († 1775)
• 1764 » Joseph Chénier, French poet and playwright († 1811)
• 1776 » Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greek politician, 1st Governor of Greece († 1831)
• 1800 » Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer and politician, invented the calotype († 1877)
• 1802 » Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist († 1880)
• 1805 » Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, Native American-French Canadian explorer († 1866)