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July 7, 1776Born on Monday July 8, 1776
- Anna Elisabeth Clermont, Aachen, NRW, Duitsland († 1858)
- Anna Catharina Blockx, Wommelgem 2160, Antwerpen, Belgie († 1806)
- Anna Catharina Rosa Vande Velde, Torhout, West-Vlaanderen, Belgie
- Freerk Harms Oest, Nieuwolda
- Gerrit Geradus Peter Slits, Gemert, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Anna Catharina Vande Velde, Torhout,8820,West-Vlaanderen,België
- Grietje Barensdr Eltjes, Zandvoort
- Gerardus Slits, Beek (Aarle), Nederland
- Gerardus Petri Slits, Gemert († 1846)
- Carolus Franciscus Logghe, Zande, W. Vlaanderen, Belgium
Died on Monday July 8, 1776
- Joannes Antonius Joseph Meijlink (0), Amsterdam,Gemeente Amsterdam,North Holland,Netherlands
- Anna Woutersen VERMEIJS (77), Zevenbergen, 4427, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Petrus Peeterse van der HOOFDEN (72)
- Catherine SAFFRE (69), Séné,56860,Morbihan,Bretagne,FRANCE
- Jan Janse van Bentum (78), Noordwijk,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Abraham Kersemeijer (1)
- Anna Vermeijs (78), Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- MARIE - ELISABETH CLAYS (84), Halluin, 59250
- Françoise** GRIDEL (32), Moyen,54118,Meurthe-et-Moselle,Lorraine,FRANCE
- Jacob Cornelisse Toet (72), Schiedam, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 8, 1776 at Delpher
Born on July 8
- 1760 » Christian Kramp, French mathematician and academic († 1826)
- 1766 » Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon († 1842)
- 1779 » Giorgio Pullicino, Maltese painter and architect († 1851)
- 1819 » Francis Leopold McClintock, Irish admiral and explorer († 1907)
- 1830 » Frederick W. Seward, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Assistant Secretary of State († 1915)
- 1831 » John Pemberton, American chemist and pharmacist, invented Coca-Cola († 1888)
- 1836 » Joseph Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies († 1914)
- 1838 » Eli Lilly, American soldier, chemist, and businessman, founded Eli Lilly and Company († 1898)
- 1838 » Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and businessman, founded the Zeppelin Airship Company († 1917)
- 1839 » John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company († 1937)
Died on July 8
- 1689 » Edward Wooster, English-American settler (b. 1622)
- 1695 » Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (b. 1629)
- 1716 » Robert South, English preacher and theologian (b. 1634)
- 1721 » Elihu Yale, American-English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1649)
- 1784 » Torbern Bergman, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (b. 1735)
- 1794 » Richard Mique, French architect (b. 1728)
- 1820 » Octavia Taylor, daughter of Zachary Taylor (b. 1816)
- 1822 » Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright (b. 1792)
- 1850 » Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (b. 1774)
- 1859 » Oscar I of Sweden (b. 1799)
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
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- 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)
- January 1 » General George Washington hoists the first United States flag; the Grand Union Flag at Prospect Hill.
- 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 2 » The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place.
- August 31 » William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
- 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 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 July 8, 1776
The temperature on July 8, 1776 was about 20.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: omtrent helder.