Genealogy Hoffman » Dirk Ingeneger (1776-????)

Birthday November 24, 1776

• The temperature on November 24, 1776 was about 4.0 °C. There was 132 mm of rainWind direction mainly northeast. 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
  • January 10 » American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.
  • May 15 » American Revolution: The Fifth Virginia Convention instructs its Continental Congress delegation to propose a resolution of independence from Great Britain, paving the way for the United States Declaration of Independence.
  • August 31 » William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
  • October 28 » American Revolutionary War: British troops attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Continental Army.
  • December 7 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
  • December 26 » American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army attacks and successfully defeats a garrison of Hessian forces.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1745 » Maria Luisa of Spain († 1792)
• 1774 » Thomas Dick, Scottish minister, author, and educator († 1857)
• 1784 » Zachary Taylor, American general and politician, 12th President of the United States († 1850)
• 1801 » Ludwig Bechstein, German author and poet († 1860)
• 1806 » William Webb Ellis, English priest, created Rugby football († 1872)
• 1811 » Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the Swiss National Council († 1890)