Pedigree of Aalbert Evers » Grietje Staal (1776-????)

Birthday March 10, 1776

• The temperature on March 10, 1776 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. 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 » General George Washington hoists the first United States flag; the Grand Union Flag at Prospect Hill.
  • February 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia.
  • July 9 » George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island.
  • November 16 » American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.
  • December 5 » Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest academic honor society in the U.S., holds its first meeting at the College of William & Mary.
  • December 26 » American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army attacks and successfully defeats a garrison of Hessian forces.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1769 » Joseph Williamson, English businessman and philanthropist († 1840)
• 1772 » Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, German poet and critic († 1829)
• 1777 » Louis Hersent, French painter († 1860)
• 1787 » Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo, Spanish playwright and politician, Prime Minister of Spain († 1862)
• 1787 » William Etty, English painter and academic († 1849)
• 1788 » Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German author, poet, playwright, and critic († 1857)