West-Europese adel » John West Earl van La Warr (1729-1777)

Day of marriage August 8, 1756

• The temperature on August 8, 1756 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: geheel 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)
• 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 1756: Source: Wikipedia
  • May 18 » The Seven Years' War begins when Great Britain declares war on France.
  • June 20 » A British garrison is imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta.
  • July 30 » In Saint Petersburg, Bartolomeo Rastrelli presents the newly built Catherine Palace to Empress Elizabeth and her courtiers.
  • August 29 » Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War in Europe.
  • September 8 » French and Indian War: Kittanning Expedition.

Day of death November 22, 1777

• The temperature on November 22, 1777 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. 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 2 » American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.
  • September 3 » American Revolutionary War: During the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time.
  • September 19 » American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.
  • October 22 » American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank.
  • November 29 » San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California.
  • December 16 » Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. [1]

Day of burial November 30, 1777

• The temperature on November 30, 1777 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: regen 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
  • June 13 » American Revolutionary War: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army.
  • 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 6 » American Revolutionary War: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga: After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York.
  • July 7 » American forces retreating from Fort Ticonderoga are defeated in the Battle of Hubbardton.
  • October 4 » American Revolutionary War: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under William Howe.
  • October 17 » American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1718 » Blackbeard, English pirate (b. 1680)
• 1758 » Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall (db. 1680)
• 1774 » Robert Clive, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire (b. 1725)
• 1794 » John Alsop, American merchant and politician (b. 1724)
• 1813 » Johann Christian Reil, German physician, physiologist, and anatomist (b. 1759)
• 1819 » John Stackhouse, English botanist and phycologist (b. 1742)