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Birthday December 21, 1775

• The temperature on December 21, 1775 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. 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 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.
  • July 3 » American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • July 26 » The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress. Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania takes office as Postmaster General.
  • August 23 » American Revolutionary War: King George III delivers his Proclamation of Rebellion to the Court of St James's stating that the American colonies have proceeded to a state of open and avowed rebellion.
  • October 13 » The Continental Congress establishes the Continental Navy (predecessor of the United States Navy).
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1778 » Anders Sandøe Ørsted, Danish jurist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Denmark († 1860)
• 1795 » Jack Russell, English priest, hunter, and dog breeder († 1883)
• 1795 » Leopold von Ranke, German historian, author, and academic († 1886)
• 1803 » Achille Vianelli, Italian painter and academic († 1894)
• 1804 » Benjamin Disraeli, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1881)
• 1805 » Thomas Graham, Scottish chemist and academic († 1869)