About the day » Saturday December 7, 1776Calender converter

• Berbertje Tjebelesd Jagersma, Kortezwaag, opsterland.fr.nld († 1818)
• Bernardus Hermannus Josephus Vaal, Schapen, D († 1832)
• Antonius de Jong, Oisterwijk (Oisterwijk) (Noord-Brabant) († 1835)
• Dina Korshuize, Colijnsplaat († 1822)
• Christiaan van Casteren, Reek († 1829)
• Bernardus Meijer, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Ambrosius de Wreede, Temse († 1803)
• Cornelis Brekelmans, Udenhout († 1821)
• Catharina Henrietta Cornelia Cock, Angeren,Gemeente Lingewaard,Gelderland,Netherlands († 1858)
• Alexise WAVREILLE, OFFAGNE, Luxembourg, Belgique († 1777)

• Agnes Crousen (60), Geleen (Sittard-Geleen) Limburg, Nederland
• Anna Maria De Herdt (40), Waarloos
• Anthonij Gastelaar (2), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, NL
• Ferdinand Josephus ZANDVLIET (0), Leiden,Zuid-Holland,Nederland
• Clara Boon (68), Amersfoort
• Joannes BACKX (0), Halsteren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Helena Coenraets (68), Baarle Hertog
• Jacomijntje Both (37), Dirksland
• Antonij Gastelaar (2), Rotterdam
• Joannes Backx (0), Halsteren

• 1764 » Claude Victor-Perrin, French general and politician († 1841)
• 1784 » Allan Cunningham, Scottish author and poet († 1842)
• 1791 » Ferenc Novák, Hungarian-Slovene priest and poet († 1836)
• 1792 » Abraham Jacob van der Aa, Dutch author and academic († 1857)
• 1801 » Johann Nestroy, Austrian actor and playwright († 1862)
• 1810 » Josef Hyrtl, Hungarian-Austrian anatomist and biologist († 1894)
• 1810 » Theodor Schwann, German physiologist and biologist († 1882)
• 1823 » Leopold Kronecker, Polish-German mathematician and academic († 1891)
• 1838 » Thomas Bent, Australian businessman and politician, 22nd Premier of Victoria († 1909)
• 1860 » Joseph Cook, English-born Australian politician, 6th Prime Minister of Australia († 1947)

• 1723 » Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect, designed the Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk and Karlova Koruna Chateau (b. 1677)
• 1725 » Florent Carton Dancourt, French actor and playwright (b. 1661)
• 1772 » Martín Sarmiento, Spanish monk, scholar, and author (b. 1695)
• 1775 » Charles Saunders, English admiral and politician (b. 1715)
• 1793 » Joseph Bara, French soldier and drummer (b. 1779)
• 1803 » Küçük Hüseyin Pasha, Turkish admiral and politician (b. 1757)
• 1815 » Michel Ney, German-French general (b. 1769)
• 1817 » William Bligh, English admiral and politician, 4th Governor of New South Wales (b. 1745)
• 1837 » Robert Nicoll, Scottish poet (b.1814)
• 1842 » Thomas Hamilton, Scottish philosopher and author (b. 1789)

1. Jan
2. Pieter
3. Hendrik
4. Johannes
5. Cornelis
6. Joannes
7. Jacob
8. Willem
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Jean
13. Dirk
14. John
15. Klaas
16. Adrianus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Cornelia
5. Marie
6. Joanna
7. Catharina
8. Elisabeth
9. Trijntje
10. Neeltje
11. Grietje
12. Elizabeth
13. Aaltje
14. Adriana
15. Antje
16. Mary

• 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)
• May 15 » American Revolution: The Fifth Virginia Convention instructs its Continental Congress delegation to propose a resolution of independence from Great Britain, paving the way for the United States Declaration of Independence.
• June 15 » Delaware Separation Day: Delaware votes to suspend government under the British Crown and separate officially from Pennsylvania.
• September 10 » American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army.
• September 11 » British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
• September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.
• October 28 » American Revolutionary War: British troops attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Continental Army.

The temperature on December 7, 1776 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: betrokken mist.