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May 27, 1776Born on Tuesday May 28, 1776
- Crelisje Verdwaalt, Limmen
- Anna Catherine Elizabeth Mesenbrink
- augustine VASSEUR, Dour (Belgium) († 1818)
- Ana da Silva Leme, São Paulo, Brasil
- Femke Tjipkes Boersma, Poppingawier († 1861)
- Aaltje Wolters Dikke, Vollenhove
- Antonio Caetano Villas Boas, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brasil († 1842)
- Antonius Petrus OCKET, Oostende († 1780)
- Anne Therese Geldhof, Loppem
- Friederich Heinrich (Frederik Hendrik) Walther, Bad Durkheim, Duitsland († 1822)
Died on Tuesday May 28, 1776
- Christian (C)112 Ruth (54)
- Aaltje Anthonis Lagerwey (61)
- Goverdina Regina "Govarda" de Haan (36), Muilkerk, Nederland
- Aeltje Thone Lagerweij (61)
- Aeltje Anthonij Lagerweij (61), Woudenberg, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Christina Catharina van Veen (89), Linschoten, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Catharina Jacoba Bernard (44), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Catrina Jacoba BERNARD (44), Amsterdam (Noord-Holland)
- Cornelis Corneliszn Pijl (87), Alblasserdam
- Aagt Cornelis' Masereeuw (71), Andijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 28, 1776 at Delpher
Born on May 28
- 1738 » Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician († 1814)
- 1759 » William Pitt the Younger, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1806)
- 1763 » Manuel Alberti, Argentinian priest and journalist († 1811)
- 1764 » Edward Livingston, American jurist and politician, 11th United States Secretary of State († 1836)
- 1779 » Thomas Moore, Irish poet and composer († 1852)
- 1807 » Louis Agassiz, Swiss-American paleontologist and geologist († 1873)
- 1818 » P. G. T. Beauregard, American general († 1893)
- 1836 » Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist and academic († 1918)
- 1836 » Friedrich Baumfelder, German pianist, composer, and conductor († 1916)
- 1837 » George Ashlin, Irish architect, co-designed St Colman's Cathedral († 1921)
Died on May 28
- 1747 » Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French author (b. 1715)
- 1750 » Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1720)
- 1787 » Leopold Mozart, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1719)
- 1805 » Luigi Boccherini, Italian cellist and composer (b. 1743)
- 1808 » Richard Hurd, English bishop (b. 1720)
- 1811 » Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for War (b. 1742)
- 1831 » William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, Scottish-English admiral (b. 1756)
- 1843 » Noah Webster, American lexicographer (b. 1758)
- 1849 » Anne Brontë, English novelist and poet (b. 1820)
- 1864 » Simion Bărnuțiu, Romanian historian and politician (b. 1808)
Names that were popular for boys in 1776
- Jan
- Pieter
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- John
- Klaas
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1776
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Marie
- Joanna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
- Adriana
- Antje
- Mary
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1776
- 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)
- January 1 » American Revolutionary War: Norfolk, Virginia is burned by combined Royal Navy and Continental Army action.
- March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The first amphibious landing of the United States Marine Corps begins the Battle of Nassau.
- June 12 » The Virginia Declaration of Rights is adopted.
- July 12 » Captain James Cook begins his third voyage.
- September 17 » The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.
- November 16 » American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.
Weather May 28, 1776
The temperature on May 28, 1776 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: helder.