Genealogy Van de Cnocke » Anna Francisca van Cleemput (1776-????)

Birthday January 25, 1776

• The temperature on January 25, 1776 was about -3 °C. Wind direction mainly east by north. 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
  • May 4 » Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.
  • December 7 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
  • December 25 » George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River at night to attack Hessian forces serving Great Britain at Trenton, New Jersey, the next day.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1750 » Johann Gottfried Vierling, German organist and composer († 1813)
• 1755 » Paolo Mascagni, Italian physician and anatomist (probable; d. 1815)
• 1759 » Robert Burns, Scottish poet and songwriter († 1796)
• 1783 » William Colgate, English-American businessman and philanthropist, founded Colgate-Palmolive († 1857)
• 1794 » François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist, physician, physiologist, and lawyer († 1878)
• 1796 » William MacGillivray, Scottish ornithologist and biologist († 1852)