West-Europese adel » Engeltje van Hoven (1696-1759)

Day of marriage March 28, 1724

• The temperature on March 28, 1724 was about 8.0 °C. Source: KNMI
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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1724: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 28 » The Russian Academy of Sciences is founded in St. Petersburg by Peter the Great, and implemented by Senate decree. It is called the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences until 1917.
  • April 7 » Premiere performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion, BWV245, at St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig.
  • November 11 » Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London.
  • December 7 » Tumult of Thorn: Religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities.

Day of death January 21, 1759

• The temperature on January 21, 1759 was about -2 °C. Wind direction mainly south by east. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht. 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 1759: Source: Wikipedia
  • May 1 » Josiah Wedgwood founds the Wedgwood pottery company in Great Britain.
  • July 25 » French and Indian War: In Western New York, British forces capture Fort Niagara from the French, who subsequently abandon Fort Rouillé.
  • August 1 » Seven Years' War: The Battle of Minden, an allied Anglo-German army victory over the French. In Britain this was one of a number of events that constituted the Annus Mirabilis of 1759 and is celebrated as Minden Day by certain British Army regiments.
  • August 19 » Battle of Lagos Naval battle during the Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France.
  • September 13 » Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War.
  • November 25 » An earthquake hits the Mediterranean destroying Beirut and Damascus and killing 30,000-40,000.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1731 » Ignjat Đurđević, Croatian poet and translator (b. 1675)
• 1773 » Alexis Piron, French playwright and author (b. 1689)
• 1774 » Mustafa III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1717)
• 1775 » Yemelyan Pugachev, Russian rebel (b. 1742)
• 1789 » Baron d'Holbach, French-German philosopher and author (b. 1723)
• 1793 » Louis XVI of France (b. 1754)