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Birthday February 6, 1776

• The temperature on February 6, 1776 was about 5.0 °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 1776: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 1 » General George Washington hoists the first United States flag; the Grand Union Flag at Prospect Hill.
  • June 8 » American Revolutionary War: American attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières.
  • June 12 » The Virginia Declaration of Rights is adopted.
  • 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.
  • September 7 » According to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world's first submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time bomb to the hull of HMS Eagle in New York Harbor (no British records of this attack exist).
  • December 26 » American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army attacks and successfully defeats a garrison of Hessian forces.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1756 » Aaron Burr, American colonel and politician, 3rd Vice President of the United States († 1836)
• 1758 » Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Belarusian-Polish poet, playwright, and politician († 1841)
• 1769 » Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn, Austrian general († 1862)
• 1772 » George Murray, Scottish general and politician, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies († 1830)
• 1778 » Ugo Foscolo, Italian author and poet († 1827)
• 1781 » John Keane, 1st Baron Keane, Irish general and politician, Governor of Saint Lucia († 1844)