Clymer Weir Cox Genealogy » Catharine Adamson Johnson (1776-????)

Birthday January 31, 1776

• The temperature on January 31, 1776 was about -7 °C. Weather type: 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
  • March 28 » Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
  • 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.
  • September 9 » The Continental Congress officially names its union of states the United States.
  • September 15 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1752 » Gouverneur Morris, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France († 1816)
• 1759 » François Devienne, French flute player and composer († 1803)
• 1769 » André-Jacques Garnerin, French balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute († 1823)
• 1785 » Magdalena Dobromila Rettigová, Czech cook book author († 1845)
• 1797 » Franz Schubert, Austrian pianist and composer († 1828)
• 1799 » Rodolphe Töpffer, Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist († 1846)