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Born on Saturday January 6, 1776
- Cornelia Vis, Brouwershaven (Gem.Schouwen-Duiveland), Zeeland, Nederland Nederland († 1819)
- Anna Catharina Verstrepen, Rumst, 2840, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Albert Geertszoon DONKER, Stad Vollenhove, Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Nederland
- Aalt Evertsen Pater, Garderen († 1841)
- Anna Helena Hendrichs HENDRIKS, Sittard († 1863)
- Anne Justine Marie Randolph, Thüste, Lauenstein, Kgr. Hannover
- Douwe (Brugts) Douwes, Groningen († 1802)
- Arnoldus (Aard) Croijmans (Kroijmans), Aarle-Rixtel († 1842)
- Carolus Franciscus Develtere, Langemark, West Flanders, Belgium
- Abraham Melchior Vanheste, Blankenberge, Flandre Occidentale, Belgium
Died on Saturday January 6, 1776
- "Isabelle" Cuvelier (75), Wervik, 8940, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- Anna Maria Louisa von Schaesberg
- Anna Elisabeth Rameekers (71), Voerendaal,, Limburg, Nederland
- Barent Reyer Schermerhorn (51), Kinderhook (Columbia County) (New York)
- Anna Maria Luise van Schaesberg (Stiftdame te Villich) (82)
- Anna Jacob Lambrecht Rommens (73), Wuustwezel (B)
- Anna Jacobi Lambrechts Rommens (73), Wuustwezel, 2990, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Catharina Johanna van der Sanden (39), Den Bosch
- Anna Maria Elisabertha Wübbels (64), Danckeren, Dankern, Haren
- Augusta Maria Friederica von Waldburg zu Zeil (32)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 6, 1776 at Delpher
Born on January 6
- 1745 » Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, French co-inventor of the hot air balloon († 1799)
- 1766 » José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Paraguayan lawyer and politician, first dictator of Paraguay († 1840)
- 1785 » Andreas Moustoxydis, Greek historian and philologist († 1860)
- 1793 » James Madison Porter, American lawyer and politician, 18th United States Secretary of War († 1862)
- 1795 » Anselme Payen, French chemist and academic († 1871)
- 1799 » Jedediah Smith, American hunter, explorer, and author († 1831)
- 1803 » Henri Herz, Austrian pianist and composer († 1888)
- 1807 » Joseph Petzval, German-Hungarian mathematician and physicist († 1891)
- 1808 » Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American conchologist and paleontologist († 1864)
- 1811 » Charles Sumner, American lawyer and politician († 1874)
Died on January 6
- 1711 » Philips van Almonde, Dutch admiral (b. 1646)
- 1718 » Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian lawyer and jurist (b. 1664)
- 1725 » Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Japanese actor and playwright (b. 1653)
- 1731 » Étienne François Geoffroy, French physician and chemist (b. 1672)
- 1734 » John Dennis, English playwright and critic (b. 1657)
- 1813 » Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (b. 1764)
- 1829 » Josef Dobrovský, Czech philologist and historian (b. 1753)
- 1831 » Rodolphe Kreutzer, French violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1766)
- 1840 » Frances Burney, English author and playwright (b. 1752)
- 1852 » Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille (b. 1809)
Names that were popular for boys in 1776
- Jan
- Pieter
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- John
- Klaas
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1776
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Marie
- Joanna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
- Adriana
- Antje
- Mary
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1776
- 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)
- 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.
- 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.
- June 11 » The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.
- November 16 » American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.
- November 20 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at the Palisades and then attack Fort Lee. The Continental Army starts to retreat across New Jersey.
Weather January 6, 1776
The temperature on January 6, 1776 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: betrokken.