Genealogy Dutscher » Sijmen Pietersz Mettes (1776-????)

Birthday October 10, 1776

• The temperature on October 10, 1776 was about 12.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly north west from. 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 1776: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 2 » American Revolutionary War: Patriot militia units arrest the Royal Governor of Georgia James Wright and attempt to prevent capture of supply ships in the Battle of the Rice Boats.
  • June 7 » Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence.
  • July 4 » American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
  • July 9 » George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island.
  • August 2 » The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place.
  • 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).

Source: Wikipedia

• 1731 » Henry Cavendish, French-English chemist, physicist, and philosopher († 1810)
• 1780 » John Abercrombie, Scottish physician and philosopher († 1844)
• 1794 » William Whiting Boardman, American judge and politician († 1871)
• 1810 » Alfred Kennerley, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of Tasmania († 1897)
• 1813 » Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer and philanthropist († 1901)
• 1819 » Heinrich Joseph Dominicus Denzinger, German theologian and author († 1883)