Van Hoof Tree » Hubertus (Huberti) Gerardus Beijers (Beyers)(van Oers) (van Beers) (1726-1792)

Day of marriage May 19, 1748

• The temperature on May 19, 1748 was about 12.0 °C. There was 46 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: regen 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 March 25, 1792

• The temperature on March 25, 1792 was about 10.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. 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 1792: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 9 » Treaty of Jassy between Russian and Ottoman Empire is signed.
  • May 11 » Robert Gray commands the first expedition to sail into the Columbia River.
  • June 4 » Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for the Kingdom of Great Britain.
  • July 25 » The Brunswick Manifesto is issued to the population of Paris promising vengeance if the French royal family is harmed.
  • August 10 » French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace: Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by the Parisian mob.
  • September 11 » The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house where they are stored.

Day of burial March 28, 1792

• The temperature on March 28, 1792 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder winderig. 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 1792: Source: Wikipedia
  • May 17 » The New York Stock Exchange is formed under the Buttonwood Agreement.
  • 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.
  • July 25 » The Brunswick Manifesto is issued to the population of Paris promising vengeance if the French royal family is harmed.
  • August 10 » French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace: Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by the Parisian mob.
  • September 21 » French Revolution: The National Convention abolishes the monarchy.
  • December 11 » French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1732 » Lucy Filippini, Italian teacher and saint (b. 1672)
• 1736 » Nicholas Hawksmoor, English architect, designed Easton Neston and Christ Church (b. 1661)
• 1738 » Turlough O'Carolan, Irish harp player and composer (b. 1670)
• 1801 » Novalis, German poet and author (b. 1772)
• 1818 » Caspar Wessel, Norwegian-Danish mathematician and cartographer (b. 1745)
• 1857 » William Colgate, English-American businessman and philanthropist, founded Colgate-Palmolive (b. 1783)