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Birthday February 7, 1777

• The temperature on February 7, 1777 was about -5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht. 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
  • April 13 » American Revolutionary War: American forces are ambushed and defeated in the Battle of Bound Brook, 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
  • September 19 » American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.
  • October 4 » American Revolutionary War: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under William Howe.
  • December 19 » American Revolutionary War: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
  • December 24 » Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1741 » Henry Fuseli, Swiss-English painter and academic († 1825)
• 1758 » Benedikt Schack, Czech tenor and composer († 1826)
• 1796 » Thomas Gregson, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Tasmania (baptism date; d. 1874)
• 1802 » Louisa Jane Hall, American poet, essayist, and literary critic († 1892)
• 1804 » John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded Deere & Company († 1886)
• 1812 » Charles Dickens, English novelist and critic († 1870)