Genealogy De Vos-Verschuur » Wulfert van Swieten (1777-????)

Birthday May 25, 1777

• The temperature on May 25, 1777 was about 13.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. 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
  • January 2 » American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.
  • July 31 » The U.S. Second Continental Congress passes a resolution that the services of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette "be accepted, and that, in consideration of his zeal, illustrious family and connexions, he have the rank and commission of major-general of the United States."
  • September 3 » American Revolutionary War: During the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time.
  • September 11 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  • November 29 » San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California.
  • December 24 » Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1783 » Philip Pendleton Barbour, American farmer and politician, 12th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives († 1841)
• 1791 » Minh Mạng, Vietnamese emperor († 1841)
• 1803 » Edward Bulwer-Lytton, English author, playwright, and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies († 1873)
• 1803 » Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher († 1882)
• 1818 » Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss historian and academic († 1897)
• 1818 » Louise de Broglie, Countess d'Haussonville, French essayist and biographer († 1882)