About the day » Monday July 29, 1776Calender converter

• Elisabeth Holst, Montfoort
• Arie van IJzendoorn, Tiel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Elisabeth van der Salm, Gameren
• ANNATJE NEWKIRK, FONDA, MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK († 1870)
• Cornelia Hermansdr. Witkamp, Hazerswoude († 1832)
• Clara CROKAERT, Drogenbos, 1620, Brabant Flamand, Belgique († 1776)
• Albert Ebbink, Almen (Gorssel) († 1859)
• Elisabeth Dekker, Utrecht, Nederland († 1817)
• Agatha Corbe, Rotterdam († 1800)
• Christianus Cauwenberghs, Zeelst

• Jacobus Sundert Zundert (42)
• Adriana Baeyens (26), Nieuwerkerken (O-Vl)
• Christina Uyterweer, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Neeltje Anthoniesdr Jongerius (79), Mijnsheerenland, Gem. Binnenmaas, Zuid-Holland, NL
• Arien Willems VISSER (72), Sliedrecht
• Ary Willemsz Visser (72), Sliedrecht
• Arij Willemsz Visser (72), Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Neeltje Antonise Jongerius (79)
• Arie Willemszn. Visser (72)
• Pieter Benjamin de BEAUFORT (87), 's-Gravenhage

• 1744 » Giulio Maria della Somaglia, Italian cardinal († 1830)
• 1763 » Philip Charles Durham, Scottish admiral and politician († 1845)
• 1797 » Daniel Drew, American businessman and financier († 1879)
• 1801 » George Bradshaw, English cartographer and publisher († 1853)
• 1805 » Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and philosopher († 1859)
• 1806 » Horace Abbott, American businessman and banker († 1887)
• 1817 » Ivan Aivazovsky, Armenian-Russian painter and illustrator († 1900)
• 1817 » Martin Körber, Baltic German pastor, composer, and conductor († 1893)
• 1841 » Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Norwegian physician († 1912)
• 1843 » Johannes Schmidt, German linguist and academic († 1901)

• 1752 » Peter Warren, Irish admiral and politician (b. 1703)
• 1781 » Johann Kies, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1713)
• 1792 » René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, French lawyer and politician, Chancellor of France (b. 1714)
• 1813 » Jean-Andoche Junot, French general (b. 1771)
• 1833 » William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and politician (b. 1759)
• 1839 » Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1755)
• 1844 » Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1791)
• 1856 » Robert Schumann, German composer and critic (b. 1810)
• 1857 » Thomas Dick, Scottish minister, astronomer, and author (b. 1774)
• 1887 » Agostino Depretis, Italian politician, 9th Prime Minister of Italy († 1813)

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)
• 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.
• August 10 » American Revolutionary War: Word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
• September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.
• September 22 » Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution.
• November 16 » American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.
• December 7 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general.

The temperature on July 29, 1776 was about 22.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.