Database Van Broekhoven » Joanna van Broeckhooven (1776-????)

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 4 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army fortifies Dorchester Heights with cannon, leading the British troops to abandon the Siege of Boston.
  • May 15 » American Revolution: The Fifth Virginia Convention instructs its Continental Congress delegation to propose a resolution of independence from Great Britain, paving the way for the United States Declaration of Independence.
  • August 10 » American Revolutionary War: Word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
  • 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.
  • October 28 » American Revolutionary War: British troops attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Continental Army.

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)