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Born on Monday October 14, 1776
- Beerendt (Berent) Coenraadts Meijer, Schildwolde († 1855)
- Cornelia Breintiens, Montfort, Limburg, Nederland († 1822)
- Anna Lourensdr. van Haestrecht, Zoeterwoude
- Adrianus Verhoef, Polsbroek, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Anna Gedruht - Anna Gertrud Benes, Niederlangen, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany († 1856)
- Bernardus Buurman-, Hulhuizen, Nederland
- Gerardus Hermannus Henricus - Gerard Hermann Rüschen, Deldorf, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Allegonda Pompen, Leende, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1845)
- Anna Geertruida Beenen (Behnes, Benes), Niederlangen, Deutschland († 1856)
- Anna Juditha HERINGS, Suddenrath (D) († 1777)
Died on Monday October 14, 1776
- Cornelis Mul (0)
- Gijsbertus van Alem (60), Driel, GD, Nederland
- Gijsbertus (Gijsbert) (Guibert) Gilbertus van Alem (60), Driel, NL
- Aaltje Elbrechts (Esberts) (Elberts) (Alberts) de Groot (71), Kockengen
- Gijsbertus Gijsbert van Eeuwijk (51), Driel, Nederland
- Gijsbertus van Eeuwijk (51), Driel, Nederland
- Gijsbertus van Eeuwijk Euwick (51), Driel (Bommelerwaard)
- Gijsbertus van Eeuwijk, Euwick (51), Driel
- Angelina Van Oudenhove (40), Watervliet, Oost-Vlaanderen, Graafschap Vlaanderen
- Arnoldus (Arnoud) Elias (81), Amsterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 14, 1776 at Delpher
Born on October 14
- 1712 » George Grenville, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1770)
- 1726 » Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, Scottish-English admiral and politician († 1813)
- 1733 » François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal († 1798)
- 1784 » Ferdinand VII of Spain († 1833)
- 1791 » Friedrich Parrot, Baltic German naturalist († 1841)
- 1801 » Joseph Plateau, Belgian physicist and academic, created the Phenakistoscope († 1883)
- 1806 » Preston King, American lawyer and politician († 1865)
- 1824 » Adolphe Monticelli, French painter († 1886)
- 1840 » Dmitry Pisarev, Russian author and critic († 1868)
- 1842 » Joe Start, American baseball player and manager († 1927)
Died on October 14
- 1631 » Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (b. 1557)
- 1637 » Gabriello Chiabrera, Italian poet (b. 1552)
- 1669 » Antonio Cesti, Italian organist and composer (b. 1623)
- 1703 » Thomas Kingo, Danish bishop and poet (b. 1634)
- 1711 » Tewoflos, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1708)
- 1747 » Amaro Pargo, Spanish corsair (b. 1678)
- 1758 » James Francis Edward Keith, Scottish-Prussian field marshal (b. 1696)
- 1831 » Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer and educator (b. 1761)
- 1911 » John Marshall Harlan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1833)
- 1923 » Marcellus Emants, Dutch-Swiss author, poet, and playwright (b. 1848)
Names that were popular for boys in 1776
- Jan
- Pieter
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- Klaas
- John
- 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)
- April 6 » American Revolutionary War: Ships of the Continental Navy fail in their attempt to capture a Royal Navy dispatch boat.
- 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.
- July 12 » Captain James Cook begins his third voyage.
- August 2 » The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place.
- 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 Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.
Weather October 14, 1776
The temperature on October 14, 1776 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken.