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Birthday December 11, 1776

• The temperature on December 11, 1776 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: betrokken mist. 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.
  • March 28 » Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
  • 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 31 » William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
  • November 16 » American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.
  • November 20 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at the Palisades and then attack Fort Lee. The Continental Army starts to retreat across New Jersey.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1758 » Carl Friedrich Zelter, German composer, conductor, and educator († 1832)
• 1761 » Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian physicist, economist, and jurist († 1835)
• 1781 » David Brewster, Scottish physicist, mathematician, and astronomer († 1868)
• 1801 » Christian Dietrich Grabbe, German poet and playwright († 1836)
• 1803 » Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor, and critic († 1869)
• 1810 » Alfred de Musset, French dramatist, poet, and novelist († 1857)