About the day » Monday February 12, 1776Calender converter

• Aaldert Harmens KROES, Oldemarkt
• Anna Catharina Sassen, Mierlo, Geldrop-Mierlo
• Daniel SPIESSENS, Bornem († 1843)
• Adriaantje Pieters Boot, Wassenaar († 1800)
• Dirk Jans Klinkert, Stiens
• Anna Magdalena Sluiter, Nes aan de Amstel, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1825)
• Barbara Van Fossen Rittenhouse
• Anna Magdalena Slui(j)ter, Nieuwer Amstel († 1825)
• Dirk Jans Klinkert (Klinkaard), Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1827)
• Aaldert Harmens Kroes, Oldemarkt, Nederland

• Arike slegh (74), gameren
• Grace Lawton (81), North Kingstown Village, Rhode Island
• Cent Centsz van der Dussen
• Cent Cent van der Dussen, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Harmen Nagelhout (0), Harderwijk
• Areke Dirkse Slegh (74), Gameren,5311,Zaltbommel,Gelderland,Nederland
• Gerrit Jan Tollenaar (10)
• Cornelia Appels (0), Roosendaal
• Grace Lawton (84), Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
• Harmen Gerrits Nagelhout (0), Harderwijk, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1761 » Jan Ladislav Dussek, Czech pianist and composer († 1812)
• 1768 » Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor († 1835)
• 1775 » Louisa Adams, English-American wife of John Quincy Adams, 6th First Lady of the United States († 1852)
• 1777 » Bernard Courtois, French chemist and academic († 1838)
• 1777 » Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German author and poet († 1843)
• 1785 » Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist and chemist († 1838)
• 1787 » Norbert Provencher, Canadian bishop and missionary († 1853)
• 1788 » Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher († 1869)
• 1791 » Peter Cooper, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Cooper Union († 1883)
• 1794 » Alexander Petrov, Russian chess player and composer († 1867)

• 1713 » Jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor (b. 1664)
• 1728 » Agostino Steffani, Italian priest and composer (b. 1653)
• 1763 » Pierre de Marivaux, French author and playwright (b. 1688)
• 1771 » Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (b. 1710)
• 1789 » Ethan Allen, American farmer, general, and politician (b. 1738)
• 1799 » Lazzaro Spallanzani, Italian biologist and physiologist (b. 1729)
• 1804 » Immanuel Kant, German anthropologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1724)
• 1834 » Friedrich Schleiermacher, German philosopher and scholar (b. 1768)
• 1886 » Randolph Caldecott, English-American painter and illustrator (b. 1846)
• 1894 » Hans von Bülow, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1830)

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)
• April 7 » Captain John Barry and the USSLexington captures the Edward.
• 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 4 » American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
• October 11 » American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.
• 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.
• December 7 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general.

The temperature on February 12, 1776 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: betrokken.