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Born on Monday February 12, 1776
- Adriana Jacobse Wisse
- Anna Magdalena Sluijter (Sluyter) (Sluiter), Nieuwer-Amstel (Nes aan de Amstel) († 1825)
- Amelberga de Cauwer, Temse († 1777)
- Bruining Kok, Volendam († 1832)
- Daniel SPIESSENS, Bornem († 1843)
- Ariaantje Pietersdr. Boot, Wassenaar († 1800)
- Adriaantje Pieters Boot, Wassenaar († 1800)
- Bruining Janszn Kok, Volendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1832)
- Boukjen Redmers, Drylts
- Aaldert Kroes, Oldemarkt, Nederland
Died on Monday February 12, 1776
- Clasina van Bruchem (56), Gameren,5311,Zaltbommel,Gelderland,Nederland
- Cornelia Appels, Roosendaal
- Cent Centsz van der Dusse, Schiedam
- Harmen Gerrits Nagelhout (0), Harderwijk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Antje Frans Tuinder, Capelle aan den IJssel, Provincie Zuid-Holland
- Florentine Knoche (56), Wingeshausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Franciscus Jacques (21), Beernem
- Barbara Zadubska van Schönthal (28)
- Anna Jacobsdr Latour (79), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Anna Buijsinck, Voorschoten
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 12, 1776 at Delpher
Born on February 12
- 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)
Died on February 12
- 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)
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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)
- January 10 » American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.
- March 28 » Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
- May 19 » American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
- August 27 » Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
- 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 29 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.
Weather February 12, 1776
The temperature on February 12, 1776 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: betrokken.