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Birthday December 17, 1775

• The temperature on December 17, 1775 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. 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 1775: Source: Wikipedia
  • June 11 » The American Revolutionary War's first naval engagement, the Battle of Machias, results in the capture of a small British naval vessel.
  • June 12 » American Revolution: British general Thomas Gage declares martial law in Massachusetts. The British offer a pardon to all colonists who lay down their arms. There would be only two exceptions to the amnesty: Samuel Adams and John Hancock, if captured, were to be hanged.
  • September 8 » The unsuccessful Rising of the Priests in Malta.
  • September 17 » American Revolutionary War: The Invasion of Canada begins with the Siege of Fort St. Jean.
  • December 3 » USSAlfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones.
  • December 31 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Quebec: British forces repulse an attack by Continental Army General Richard Montgomery.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1749 » Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer and educator († 1801)
• 1778 » Humphry Davy, English chemist and physicist († 1829)
• 1796 » Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian judge and politician († 1865)
• 1797 » Joseph Henry, American physicist and engineer († 1878)
• 1807 » John Greenleaf Whittier, American poet and activist († 1892)
• 1812 » Vilhelm Petersen, Danish painter († 1880)