Whittington families » John (Lord) (9th Earl Of Strathmore) BOWES-LYON (1737-1776)

Christening day August 16, 1717

• 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 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.
  • June 24 » The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England).
  • 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 marriage February 24, 1767

• The temperature on February 24, 1767 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: ijs. 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 1767: Source: Wikipedia
  • April 7 » End of Burmese–Siamese War (1765–67).
  • June 17 » Samuel Wallis, a British sea captain, sights Tahiti and is considered the first European to reach the island.
  • July 3 » Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded and the first edition is published.
  • July 3 » Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret.
  • August 26 » Jesuits all over Chile are arrested as the Spanish Empire suppresses the Society of Jesus.
  • October 11 » Surveying for the Mason–Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed.

Day of death March 7, 1776

• The temperature on March 7, 1776 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. 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
  • January 1 » American Revolutionary War: Norfolk, Virginia is burned by combined Royal Navy and Continental Army action.
  • January 1 » General George Washington hoists the first United States flag; the Grand Union Flag at Prospect Hill.
  • January 27 » American Revolutionary War: Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • June 8 » American Revolutionary War: American attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières.
  • July 4 » American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
  • 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.

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• 1724 » Pope Innocent XIII (b. 1655)
• 1767 » Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, Canadian politician, 2nd Colonial Governor of Louisiana (b. 1680)
• 1778 » Charles De Geer, Swedish entomologist and archaeologist (b. 1720)
• 1809 » Jean-Pierre Blanchard, French inventor, best known as a pioneer in balloon flight (b. 1753)
• 1810 » Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, English admiral (b. 1750)
• 1838 » Robert Townsend, American spy (b. 1753)