Family tree Vercauteren » Cornelius Moerdyck (1691-1776)

Christening day October 15, 1691

• 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 1691: Source: Wikipedia
  • July 12 » Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar): The decisive victory of William III of England's forces in Ireland.
  • October 7 » The charter for the Province of Massachusetts Bay is issued.

Day of marriage October 7, 1717

• Source: KNMI
•  This page is only available in Dutch.
  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1717: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 2 » The Loves of Mars and Venus is the first ballet performed in England.
  • March 31 » A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, preached in the presence of King George I of Great Britain, provokes the Bangorian Controversy.
  • July 17 » King George I of Great Britain sails down the River Thames with a barge of 50 musicians, where George Frideric Handel's Water Music is premiered.
  • August 17 » Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire.
  • August 22 » Spanish troops land on Sardinia.
  • September 29 » An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture.

Day of death November 14, 1776

• The temperature on November 14, 1776 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-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 1776: Source: Wikipedia
  • May 4 » Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III.
  • July 12 » Captain James Cook begins his third voyage.
  • August 10 » American Revolutionary War: Word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
  • October 11 » American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.
  • October 28 » American Revolutionary War: British troops attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Continental Army.
  • December 5 » Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest academic honor society in the U.S., holds its first meeting at the College of William & Mary.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1734 » Louise de Kérouaille, duchess of Portsmouth (b. 1649)
• 1739 » Juan de Galavís, Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop of Santo Domingo and Bogotá (b. 1683)
• 1746 » Georg Wilhelm Steller, German botanist, zoologist, physician, and explorer (b. 1709)
• 1749 » Maruyama Gondazaemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna (b. 1713)
• 1817 » Policarpa Salavarrieta, Colombian seamstress and spy (b. 1795)
• 1825 » Jean Paul, German journalist and author (b. 1763)