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Birthday June 1, 1777

• The temperature on June 1, 1777 was about 21.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. 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 1777: Source: Wikipedia
  • April 26 » Sybil Ludington, aged 16, rode 40 miles (64km) to alert American colonial forces to the approach of the British regular forces
  • April 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Ridgefield: A British invasion force engages and defeats Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, Connecticut.
  • June 13 » American Revolutionary War: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army.
  • July 7 » American forces retreating from Fort Ticonderoga are defeated in the Battle of Hubbardton.
  • November 17 » Articles of Confederation (United States) are submitted to the states for ratification.
  • December 17 » American Revolution: France formally recognizes the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1762 » Edmund Ignatius Rice, Irish priest and missionary, founded the Irish Christian Brothers († 1844)
• 1765 » Christiane Vulpius, mistress and wife of Johann Wolfgang Goethe († 1816)
• 1770 » Friedrich Laun, German author († 1849)
• 1790 » Ferdinand Raimund, Austrian actor and playwright († 1836)
• 1796 » Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French physicist and engineer († 1832)
• 1800 » Edward Deas Thomson, Australian educator and politician, Chief Secretary of New South Wales († 1879)