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Birthday October 27, 1776

• The temperature on October 27, 1776 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: zeer betrokken. 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 27 » American Revolutionary War: Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • March 4 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army fortifies Dorchester Heights with cannon, leading the British troops to abandon the Siege of Boston.
  • April 7 » Captain John Barry and the USSLexington captures the Edward.
  • April 12 » American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.
  • 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).
  • November 16 » American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1744 » Mary Moser, English painter and academic († 1819)
• 1760 » August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal († 1831)
• 1765 » Nancy Storace, English soprano († 1817)
• 1782 » Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist and composer († 1840)
• 1806 » Juan Seguín, American colonel, judge, and politician, 101st Mayor of San Antonio († 1890)
• 1811 » Stevens T. Mason, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Michigan († 1843)