About the day » Wednesday May 8, 1776Calender converter

• Angélique CHARLIER, Aische-En-Refail, 92001, Namur, Belgique († 1835)
• Joanna Pauw, Huissen († 1834)
• Aaltje Hendriks Appel, Blaricum († 1853)
• Van Egmond, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1808)
• Claire Marie Caroline de Genellis († 1856)
• Adrianus Franciscus Delvoy, Scheldewindeke, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium († 1836)
• Anastasie Jeanne Lejeune, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
• Adriana van Nouhuijs, Lith, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Maria Bölsker gen Garrelmann, Junkerbehl († 1854)
• Albertus Bijstra, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland

• Cornelia Boekhooven ( Bockhoven ), Rotterdam Zuid-Holland Nederland
• emmanuel CACHEUX (4), Dour (Belgium) Hainaut
• Amand ALLARD (64), Spy, 5190, Namur, Belgique
• Gotthold Benjamin Schreiter (9)
• Jan Andries Kroon (87), Winschoten, Groningen, Nederland
• Alijda Leeflang (67), Rotterdam
• Anthonij Radewalt (0), Klundert, Noord Brabant, The Netherlands
• Joannes Lucassen (0), Wehl
• Gabe Goytses Vrijburg (44), Terkaple, Skarsterl-N, Friesland, Netherlands
• Hilke Alber(t)s (41)

• 1735 » Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter and politician († 1811)
• 1737 » Edward Gibbon, English historian and politician († 1794)
• 1745 » Carl Stamitz, German violinist and composer († 1801)
• 1753 » Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican priest and rebel leader († 1811)
• 1786 » John Vianney, French priest and saint († 1859)
• 1815 » Edward Tompkins, American lawyer and politician († 1872)
• 1818 » Samuel Leonard Tilley, Canadian pharmacist and politician, 3rd Premier of New Brunswick († 1896)
• 1821 » William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist († 1885)
• 1824 » William Walker, American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary († 1860)
• 1825 » George Bruce Malleson, English-Indian colonel and author († 1898)

• 1766 » Samuel Chandler, English minister and author (b. 1693)
• 1773 » Ali Bey al-Kabir, Egyptian sultan (b. 1728)
• 1781 » Richard Jago, English priest and poet (b. 1715)
• 1782 » Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1699)
• 1785 » Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French general and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1719)
• 1785 » Pietro Longhi, Italian painter (b. 1701)
• 1788 » Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1723)
• 1794 » Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist and biologist (b. 1743)
• 1819 » Kamehameha I, king of the Hawaiian Islands
• 1822 » John Stark, American general (b. 1728)

• 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 12 » American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.
• June 8 » American Revolutionary War: American attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières.
• July 12 » Captain James Cook begins his third voyage.
• 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.
• December 26 » American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army attacks and successfully defeats a garrison of Hessian forces.

The temperature on May 8, 1776 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.