About the day » Sunday March 17, 1776Calender converter

• Aaltje Klaasdr Portegijs, Hoogkarspel († 1836)
• Ann Booker, Canterbury, Kent, England († 1858)
• ANNA CATHERINA BROECKX, Retie († 1830)
• Anje Klaassen Janninga, Pieterburen († 1851)
• Cornelis Chiele den Heijer, Scheveningen († 1832)
• Alida de Haan, Amsterdam, nh.nld († 1827)
• Alida Provilij, Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1781)
• Anna Christina Schönebeck, Wulfen (D)
• Alida de Haan, AMSTERDAM, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1827)
• Aaltje Leenderts De JONGSTE, Zuid-Beijerland († 1776)

• Gerrit Jansz Middelburg (2), Naaldwijk
• Baroness Henrica of Kämmerer von Worms gen. von Dalberg (0), Worms
• Bastiaan Ariensz Van Der SLUIJS (8)
• Gerrit Goossen de Jong (0), Laren N.H
• Antoine Poreye (70), Ebblinghem, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Friesland, Nederland
• IJsbrand Ariesz Barendrecht (66), Strijen, 3291, Nederland
• Maria Stenvers (37), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland NL
• Eleonore Euphrosine Baudry (0), Pontru, 02490, France
• Gertrudis Schols Schuls, Schinnen, Limburg, Nederland
• Gerrit Jans Haxe (Hakse) (0), Giethoorn

• 1725 » Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American general and politician († 1806)
• 1777 » Patrick Brontë, Irish-English priest and author († 1861)
• 1777 » Roger B. Taney, American politician and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of the United States († 1864)
• 1780 » Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister, economist, and educator († 1847)
• 1781 » Ebenezer Elliott, English poet and educator († 1849)
• 1804 » Jim Bridger, American fur trader and explorer († 1881)
• 1806 » Norbert Rillieux, African American inventor and chemical engineer († 1894)
• 1820 » Jean Ingelow, English poet and author († 1897)
• 1834 » Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and businessman, co-founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft († 1900)
• 1839 » Josef Rheinberger, Liechtensteiner-German organist and composer († 1901)

• 1704 » Menno van Coehoorn, Dutch soldier and engineer (b. 1641)
• 1715 » Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop and historian (b. 1643)
• 1741 » Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (b. 1671)
• 1764 » George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, English astronomer and politician (b. 1695)
• 1782 » Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1700)
• 1828 » James Edward Smith, English botanist and entomologist (b. 1759)
• 1829 » Sophia Albertina, princess-abbess of Quedlinburg (b. 1753)
• 1830 » Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French general and politician (b. 1764)
• 1846 » Friedrich Bessel, German astronomer, mathematician, and physicist (b. 1784)
• 1849 » William II, Dutch sovereign prince and king (b. 1792)

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)
• March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The first amphibious landing of the United States Marine Corps begins the Battle of Nassau.
• May 4 » Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III.
• June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory, leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day.
• July 12 » Captain James Cook begins his third voyage.
• September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.
• November 16 » American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.

The temperature on March 17, 1776 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht.