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Birthday July 24, 1776

• The temperature on July 24, 1776 was about 20.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. 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
  • February 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia.
  • March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The first amphibious landing of the United States Marine Corps begins the Battle of Nassau.
  • September 10 » American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army.
  • 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.
  • 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

• 1757 » Vladimir Borovikovsky, Ukrainian-Russian painter († 1825)
• 1783 » Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan commander and politician, 2nd President of Venezuela († 1830)
• 1786 » Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer († 1843)
• 1794 » Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish mineralogist and geologist († 1865)
• 1802 » Alexandre Dumas, French novelist and playwright († 1870)
• 1803 » Adolphe Adam, French composer and critic († 1856)