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Born on Tuesday February 6, 1776
- Charlotta Frederica barones van Westerholt, Kasteel Hackfort († 1858)
- Abraham Bachman\Bauman († 1853)
- Adrianus Boeijen, Vlaardingen
- Adriana (Anthonia) De Jong(h), Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe († 1843)
- Burg(h) Voogd, Schiedam († 1819)
- Ariaantje Dirksdr Ammerlaan, Schipluiden (ZH district VIII) NL
- Burgh Voogd, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Barones Charlotte Frederica van Westerholl, Vorden, Gelderland, Nederland († 1858)
- Arnoldus Bogaarts, Steenbergen (RK dopen)
- Aleida Elisabeth Henricus Munting, Ede,Gld,NL († 1829)
Died on Tuesday February 6, 1776
- Benjamin Gaskill (67), Northampton, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
- Carolus Jacobus Miseure (1), Leffinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Dirk Hendriksz Hoek (83), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Elisabeth Merens (50), 's Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland Nl
- Geertruij Joachims Stellingwerf, Lisse,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anne Catherine Marie Wernet (53)
- Francois Louis Pollet (64), Herlies, 59134, Nord, FRANCE
- Adrianus Clavers (59), Lage Zwaluwe, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Geertje Onderwater (79)
- Bartholomeus van Gent (62), Wageningen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 6, 1776 at Delpher
Born on February 6
- 1753 » Évariste de Parny, French poet and author († 1814)
- 1756 » Aaron Burr, American colonel and politician, 3rd Vice President of the United States († 1836)
- 1758 » Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Belarusian-Polish poet, playwright, and politician († 1841)
- 1769 » Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn, Austrian general († 1862)
- 1772 » George Murray, Scottish general and politician, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies († 1830)
- 1778 » Ugo Foscolo, Italian author and poet († 1827)
- 1781 » John Keane, 1st Baron Keane, Irish general and politician, Governor of Saint Lucia († 1844)
- 1796 » John Stevens Henslow, English botanist and geologist († 1861)
- 1797 » Joseph von Radowitz, Prussian general and politician, Foreign Minister of Prussia († 1853)
- 1799 » Imre Frivaldszky, Hungarian botanist and entomologist († 1870)
Died on February 6
- 1695 » Ahmed II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1643)
- 1740 » Pope Clement XII (b. 1652)
- 1775 » William Dowdeswell, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1721)
- 1783 » Capability Brown, English gardener and architect (b. 1716)
- 1793 » Carlo Goldoni, Italian-French playwright (b. 1707)
- 1804 » Joseph Priestley, English chemist and theologian (b. 1733)
- 1807 » John Reid, Scottish general (b. 1721)
- 1833 » Pierre André Latreille, French zoologist and entomologist (b. 1762)
- 1834 » Richard Lemon Lander, English explorer (b. 1804)
- 1865 » Isabella Beeton, English author of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management (b. 1836)
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
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- 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)
- April 7 » Captain John Barry and the USSLexington captures the Edward.
- 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 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.
- June 28 » American Revolutionary War: Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition.
- July 8 » Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
- 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.
Weather February 6, 1776
The temperature on February 6, 1776 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.