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Born on Tuesday November 12, 1776
- Amy Kenworthy, Chester County, Pennsylvania († 1816)
- Gilles Francois Penneman, Clinge
- Gillis Francies Penneman, Clinge, Nederland († 1817)
- Frederik Becker, Hannover (D) († 1854)
- Balthazar van der Stok, Rotterdam († 1794)
- Dirk Lelij, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1843)
- Eduard van Maanen, Bennekom, Gelderland, Nederland
- Grietje Hendriks van der Heide, Oenkerk († 1863)
- Helena Janssen, Ottersum
- Egidius Franciscus - Gilles Francois Penneman, Clinge († 1817)
Died on Tuesday November 12, 1776
- Guurtje Claasd Schrama (37), Heemstede, nh.nld
- Grietje Wouda (22), Oostknollendam
- Eva Elisabetha Lind (72), Spöck, Baden, Germany
- Adrianus van der Meer (68), Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Guurtje Claasdr. Schrama (37), Heemstede, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus (Arij) Jacobsz MEER,VAN DER (68), Vlaardinger-Ambacht,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Berent Muller (0), Hattem, Gelderland, Nederland
- François BRISSA (38), Seraing, 62096, Liège, Belgique
- Arie Japikse van der Meer (68), Vlaardingerambacht
- Anna Bosser (52)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from November 12, 1776 at Delpher
Born on November 12
- 1729 » Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French admiral and explorer († 1811)
- 1755 » Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War († 1813)
- 1780 » Piet Retief, South African ruler († 1838)
- 1793 » Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz, Livonian physician and botanist († 1831)
- 1795 » Thaddeus William Harris, American entomologist and botanist († 1856)
- 1815 » Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American activist († 1902)
- 1817 » Bahá'u'lláh, Persian spiritual leader, founded the Bahá'í Faith († 1892)
- 1833 » Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist († 1887)
- 1840 » Auguste Rodin, French sculptor and illustrator, created The Thinker († 1917)
- 1842 » John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1919)
Died on November 12
- 1667 » Hans Nansen, Danish politician (b. 1598)
- 1671 » Thomas Fairfax, English general and politician (b. 1612)
- 1742 » Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (b. 1660)
- 1793 » Jean Sylvain Bailly, French astronomer, mathematician, and politician, 1st Mayor of Paris (b. 1736)
- 1793 » Lord George Gordon, English politician (b. 1751)
- 1836 » Juan Ramón Balcarce, Argentinian general and politician, 6th Governor of Buenos Aires Province (b. 1773)
- 1847 » William Christopher Zeise, Danish chemist who prepared Zeise's salt, one of the first organometallic compounds (b. 1789)
- 1865 » Elizabeth Gaskell, English author (b. 1810)
- 1896 » Joseph James Cheeseman, Liberian politician, 12th President of Liberia (b. 1843)
- 1902 » William Henry Barlow, English engineer (b. 1812)
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
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- 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)
- March 9 » The Wealth of Nations by Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith is published.
- July 4 » American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
- 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.
- August 31 » William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
- December 25 » George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River at night to attack Hessian forces serving Great Britain at Trenton, New Jersey, the next day.
- December 26 » American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army attacks and successfully defeats a garrison of Hessian forces.
Weather November 12, 1776
The temperature on November 12, 1776 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.