About the day » Thursday February 22, 1776Calender converter

• Elisabeth Wilhelmina de Grave, Hulst (e.o) Zeeland, Nederland
• Abraham Ater, Harpers Ferry, Loudoun, Virginia, United States († 1855)
• Anna Geertruida Bodewitz, Kleinderen, Hertogdom Waldeck, Duitsland
• Bruno Dullaert, St. Pauwels († 1820)
• Catharina Elisabetha Hoffmann, Odersberg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse, Germany († 1844)
• Anna Francisca Van Deun, Tielen († 1818)
• Elisa Bal, Bruinisse, Zeeland, Nederland
• Beertjen, Harderwijk
• Adriana van Nispen, Halsteren
• Elisabeth Gerhardt, Hesselbach, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1800)

• Johannes Vrancken (0), Meerssen, Nederland
• Antoine PATUREAUX (61), Paturages,7340,Hainaut,Wallonie,BELGIQUE
• Augustinus Hendricus van Ackerveeke, Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius Fontein (6), Maastricht
• Elsken van HARTEN (85), Nieuwpoort
• antoine PATURIAUX (63), Pâturages (Belgium)
• Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby (86), Knowsley, Lancashire, England
• John Goodenough Cossham (33), Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
• Jan de Vlaming (5), Zwammerdam, ZH, Nederland
• Joost Swemer (0), Colijnsplaat (Noord Beveland)(ZL) NED

• 1732 » George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States († 1799)
• 1749 » Johann Nikolaus Forkel, German musicologist and theorist († 1818)
• 1778 » Rembrandt Peale, American painter and curator († 1860)
• 1788 » Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher and author († 1860)
• 1796 » Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian mathematician, astronomer, and sociologist († 1874)
• 1796 » Alexis Bachelot, French priest and missionary († 1837)
• 1805 » Sarah Fuller Flower Adams, English poet and hymnwriter († 1848)
• 1806 » Józef Kremer, Polish historian and philosopher († 1875)
• 1817 » Carl Wilhelm Borchardt, German mathematician and academic († 1880)
• 1819 » James Russell Lowell, American poet and critic († 1891)

• 1674 » Jean Chapelain, French poet and critic (b. 1595)
• 1680 » La Voisin, French occultist (b. 1640)
• 1690 » Charles Le Brun, French painter and theorist (b. 1619)
• 1731 » Frederik Ruysch, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1638)
• 1732 » Francis Atterbury, English bishop (b. 1663)
• 1799 » Heshen, Chinese politician (b. 1750)
• 1816 » Adam Ferguson, Scottish historian and philosopher (b. 1723)
• 1875 » Charles Lyell, Scottish-English geologist and lawyer (b. 1797)
• 1875 » Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French painter and illustrator (b. 1796)
• 1888 » Anna Kingsford, English physician and activist (b. 1846)

1. Jan
2. Pieter
3. Hendrik
4. Johannes
5. Cornelis
6. Joannes
7. Jacob
8. Willem
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Jean
13. Dirk
14. John
15. Klaas
16. Adrianus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Cornelia
5. Marie
6. Joanna
7. Catharina
8. Elisabeth
9. Trijntje
10. Neeltje
11. Grietje
12. Elizabeth
13. Aaltje
14. Adriana
15. Antje
16. Mary

• 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)
• June 8 » American Revolutionary War: American attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières.
• June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory, leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day.
• August 27 » Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
• September 15 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
• September 21 » Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.
• November 20 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at the Palisades and then attack Fort Lee. The Continental Army starts to retreat across New Jersey.

The temperature on February 22, 1776 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.