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Birthday December 28, 1776

• The temperature on December 28, 1776 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. 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 2 » American Revolutionary War: Patriot militia units arrest the Royal Governor of Georgia James Wright and attempt to prevent capture of supply ships in the Battle of the Rice Boats.
  • March 9 » The Wealth of Nations by Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith is published.
  • June 15 » Delaware Separation Day: Delaware votes to suspend government under the British Crown and separate officially from Pennsylvania.
  • July 2 » American Revolution: The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not published until July 4.
  • August 27 » Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1722 » Eliza Lucas, Caribbean-American agriculturalist († 1793)
• 1763 » John Molson, English-Canadian brewer, founded the Molson Brewery († 1836)
• 1775 » Jean-Gabriel Eynard, Swiss banker and photographer († 1863)
• 1789 » Catharine Maria Sedgwick, American novelist of "domestic fiction" († 1867)
• 1798 » Thomas Henderson, Scottish astronomer and mathematician († 1844)
• 1818 » Carl Remigius Fresenius, German chemist and academic († 1897)