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Birthday December 20, 1776

• The temperature on December 20, 1776 was about 5.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly west. 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
  • March 17 » American Revolution: The British Army evacuates Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
  • May 19 » American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
  • July 9 » George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island.
  • September 9 » The Continental Congress officially names its union of states the United States.
  • September 10 » American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army.
  • September 21 » Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1740 » Arthur Lee, American physician and diplomat († 1792)
• 1786 » Pietro Raimondi, Italian composer († 1853)
• 1792 » Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, French painter and educator († 1845)
• 1806 » Martín Carrera, Mexican general and president (1855) († 1871)
• 1812 » Laura M. Hawley Thurston, American poet and educator († 1842)
• 1838 » Edwin Abbott Abbott, English theologian, author, and educator († 1926)