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Birthday October 13, 1776

• The temperature on October 13, 1776 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: zeer 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 1776: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 4 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army fortifies Dorchester Heights with cannon, leading the British troops to abandon the Siege of Boston.
  • April 12 » American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.
  • June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory, leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day.
  • July 8 » Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
  • September 11 » British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
  • September 17 » The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1713 » Allan Ramsay, Scottish-English painter († 1784)
• 1756 » James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, English admiral and politician, 36th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland († 1833)
• 1768 » Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French admiral and explorer († 1839)
• 1820 » John William Dawson, Canadian geologist and academic († 1899)
• 1821 » Rudolf Virchow, German physician, biologist, and politician († 1902)
• 1825 » Charles Frederick Worth, English fashion designer, founded House of Worth († 1895)