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Birthday November 30, 1777

• The temperature on November 30, 1777 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: regen betrokken. Source: KNMI
• 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)
• In the year 1777: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 2 » American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.
  • April 26 » Sybil Ludington, aged 16, rode 40 miles (64km) to alert American colonial forces to the approach of the British regular forces
  • April 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Ridgefield: A British invasion force engages and defeats Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, Connecticut.
  • July 7 » American forces retreating from Fort Ticonderoga are defeated in the Battle of Hubbardton.
  • October 4 » American Revolutionary War: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under William Howe.
  • November 29 » San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1756 » Ernst Chladni, German physicist and author († 1827)
• 1764 » Franz Xaver Gerl, Austrian singer and composer († 1827)
• 1768 » Jędrzej Śniadecki, Polish physician, chemist, and biologist († 1838)
• 1781 » Alexander Berry, Scottish surgeon, merchant, and explorer († 1873)
• 1791 » Count Franz Philipp von Lamberg, Austrian field marshal and politician († 1848)
• 1796 » Carl Loewe, German singer, composer, and conductor († 1869)