Howry Family Tree » Christian Permilia Jackson (1777-1812)

Birthday October 10, 1777

• The temperature on October 10, 1777 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. 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 1777: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 2 » American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.
  • August 6 » American Revolutionary War: The bloody Battle of Oriskany prevents American relief of the Siege of Fort Stanwix.
  • October 6 » American Revolutionary War: British forces capture Forts Clinton and Montgomery on the Hudson River.
  • October 17 » American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.
  • October 22 » American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank.
  • December 19 » American Revolutionary War: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

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)