About the day » Friday December 20, 1776Calender converter

• Cijpke, Joure, Friesland, Nederland
• Egidius Deploige, Widooie, Tongeren, België
• Catharina Elisabeth Wouters, Schinnen
• Antonius Bosmans, Dendermonde (België) († 1849)
• Anna Stickley Strickler, Shenandoah County, VA
• Anna Maria Bosch, Schömberg, Rottweil, Württemberg, German Empire († 1838)
• Catharina Maria Overbeck, Rotingdorf, Werther (Westfalen), 33824, Deutschland († 1825)
• Anna Catharina Van der Linden, Baardegem († 1849)
• Christina Margaretha Joling, Oud Zevenaar
• Aldert Bordzes, Augustinusga, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland

• Hendrik VALKENBURG (43), Pijnacker, 6216, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Georg Wagener (55), Banfe, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Fenne Esman (37), Hesingen, Grafschaft Bentheim, Deutschland
• Anne Stevens (63), Brugge, 8000, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• Heijnderik Valkenburg (43), Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Guurtje Gerrits Hop (40), Warder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Harmijntje Mensing, Nederhorst den Berg,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Tugendreich van Randow (61), Genthin, Saksen-Anhalt
• Hendrick Cornelisz. Valckenburg (43), Pijnacker
• Guurtje Gerritsdr Hop (40), Warder, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 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)
• 1841 » Ferdinand Buisson, French academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1932)
• 1861 » Ferdinand Bonn, German actor († 1933)
• 1861 » Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter († 1926)
• 1865 » Elsie de Wolfe, American actress and interior decorator († 1950)

• 1722 » Kangxi, emperor of the Qing Dynasty (b. 1654)
• 1723 » Augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German physician and botanist (b. 1652)
• 1740 » Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon, English field marshal and politician, Governor of Portsmouth (b. 1675)
• 1765 » Louis, dauphin of France (b. 1729)
• 1768 » Carlo Innocenzo Frugoni, Italian poet and academic (b. 1692)
• 1783 » Antonio Soler, Spanish priest and composer (b. 1729)
• 1812 » Sacagawea, American explorer (b. 1788)
• 1820 » John Bell, American farmer (b. 1750)
• 1856 » Francesco Bentivegna, Italian activist (b. 1820)
• 1862 » Robert Knox, Scottish surgeon and zoologist (b. 1791)

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. Klaas
15. John
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)
• January 10 » American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.
• March 4 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army fortifies Dorchester Heights with cannon, leading the British troops to abandon the Siege of Boston.
• April 7 » Captain John Barry and the USSLexington captures the Edward.
• 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.
• November 16 » American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.

The temperature on December 20, 1776 was about 5.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly west. Weather type: zeer betrokken.