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March 13, 1776Born on Thursday March 14, 1776
- Arij Bierens, Sint-Maartensdijk († 1832)
- Aafke Gerrits Havema, Sauwerd
- Antoine Stabel, Stadtkyll, Germany († 1821)
- Cornelia Henrietta Huijdecoper, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1838)
- Adriana van Hal, Zevenbergen
- Marijnus Wilhelmus (Marijn) de Jongh, Steenbergen
- Berta Stolwijk, Haastrecht Z.H
- Cornelia Henriette Huydecoper, Amsterdam,NL, Nederland († 1838)
- Aaltjen KLEIN HESSELINK
- Adriana Van Hal, Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1814)
Died on Thursday March 14, 1776
- ERASME FRANCOIS GILLARD (56), BOMAL
- Magdalena Meyer, Lembach, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
- Deodatus Nicolaus YERNA (62), Kozen,3850,Limbourg,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Hubert BOURLOTTE, LORCE (Aze), Liège, Belgique
- Maartje Hordijk (41), Pernis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Janna Scherp, Vollenhove
- Françoise AUPRY (74), Laprarie, Roussillon, Qc
- Charles Viens (3), St-Joseph, Chambly, Quebec, Canada
- Jeanne Claudine GRENIER SOLIGET (65), Longchaumois,39400,Jura,Franche-Comté,FRANCE
- Janna Auken Hendriks (Scherp) (78), Vollenhove, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 14, 1776 at Delpher
Born on March 14
- 1790 » Ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver († 1863)
- 1800 » James Bogardus, American inventor and architect († 1874)
- 1801 » Kristjan Jaak Peterson, Estonian poet († 1822)
- 1804 » Johann Strauss I, Austrian composer and conductor († 1849)
- 1813 » Joseph P. Bradley, American lawyer and jurist († 1892)
- 1820 » Victor Emmanuel II of Italy († 1878)
- 1822 » Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies († 1889)
- 1823 » Théodore de Banville, French poet and critic († 1891)
- 1833 » Frederic Shields, English painter and illustrator († 1911)
- 1833 » Lucy Hobbs Taylor, American dentist and educator († 1910)
Died on March 14
- 1696 » Jean Domat, French lawyer and jurist (b. 1625)
- 1748 » George Wade, Irish field marshal and politician (b. 1673)
- 1757 » John Byng, British admiral and politician, 11th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1704)
- 1791 » Johann Salomo Semler, German historian and critic (b. 1725)
- 1803 » Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet (b. 1724)
- 1811 » Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1735)
- 1823 » Charles François Dumouriez, French general and politician, French Minister of War (b. 1739)
- 1860 » Carl Ritter von Ghega, Italian engineer, designed the Semmering railway (b. 1802)
- 1877 » Juan Manuel de Rosas, Argentinian general and politician, 17th Governor of Buenos Aires Province (b. 1793)
- 1883 » Karl Marx, German philosopher and theorist (b. 1818)
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)
- 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.
- 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.
- August 10 » American Revolutionary War: Word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
- September 7 » According to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world's first submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time bomb to the hull of HMS Eagle in New York Harbor (no British records of this attack exist).
- December 5 » Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest academic honor society in the U.S., holds its first meeting at the College of William & Mary.
- December 26 » American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army attacks and successfully defeats a garrison of Hessian forces.
Weather March 14, 1776
The temperature on March 14, 1776 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: omtrent helder.