Genealogy Pot en Smit » MARYGJE JANS de VRIES (± 1686-1776)

Day of death February 17, 1776

• The temperature on February 17, 1776 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by south. 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.
  • February 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia.
  • 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.
  • July 4 » American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
  • August 2 » The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place.
  • September 11 » British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1715 » Antoine Galland, French orientalist and archaeologist (b. 1646)
• 1732 » Louis Marchand, French organist and composer (b. 1669)
• 1768 » Arthur Onslow, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1691)
• 1841 » Ferdinando Carulli, Italian guitarist and composer (b. 1770)
• 1849 » María de las Mercedes Barbudo, Puerto Rican political activist, the first woman Independentista in the island (b. 1773)
• 1854 » John Martin, English painter, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1789)