Person report

28 Nov 2024

Anna Müller


Details

Namereports-female-deceased Anna Mülleravatar-female
Age72
Born15 May 1701
Died23 Apr 1774
Parents

Relatives

ImageNameRelationship to current personAgeBirth dateBirth placeDeath dateDeath placeFirst marriage dateFirst marriage place
avatar-malereports-male-deceased Jens Wormhusband7424 Aug 1716Aarhus31 Dec 1790Aarhus

World history

11 Mar 1707
Queen Anne withheld royal assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoed legislation.

01 May 1707
Under the terms of the Acts of Union, the Kingdoms of England and Scotland merged to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, with a single parliament and government based in Westminster.

02 Feb 1709
Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk was rescued by English captain Woodes Rogers and the crew of the Duke after spending four years as a castaway on an uninhabited island in the Juan Fernández archipelago, providing the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe.

18 Apr 1738
By royal decree, Philip V of Spain established the Real Academia de la Historia.

14 Sep 1752
In adopting the Gregorian calendar under the terms of the Calendar Act 1750, the British Empire skipped eleven days, with September 2 being followed directly by September 14.

01 May 1753
Carl Linnaeus published his Species Plantarum, which, with his earlier work Systema Naturae, is considered the beginning of modern botanical nomenclature.

26 Aug 1768
HMS Endeavour departed Plymouth, England, marking the start of the first voyage of explorer James Cook.

05 Mar 1770
The Boston Massacre: British soldiers fired into a crowd in Boston, Massachusetts.

29 Apr 1770
British explorer James Cook and the crew of HMS Endeavour, the first European ship to land in eastern Australia, reached the coast of Botany Bay near present-day Sydney.

17 Jul 1771
Dene men, acting as guides to Samuel Hearne on his exploration of the Coppermine River in present-day Nunavut, Canada, massacred a group of about 20 Copper Inuit.


Facts

FactDetailsDatePlaceAddressCauseResponsible agencyNotesCitations
Birth15 May 1701
Marriage
Death23 Apr 1774