Family tree families De Jaegher, Claeys, Van den Meersche en Van Londersele » Jeanne Claire Cordy (1776-????)

Birthday January 30, 1776

• The temperature on January 30, 1776 was about -5 °C. Wind direction mainly east. 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
  • April 12 » American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.
  • May 15 » American Revolution: The Fifth Virginia Convention instructs its Continental Congress delegation to propose a resolution of independence from Great Britain, paving the way for the United States Declaration of Independence.
  • July 9 » George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island.
  • September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.
  • December 7 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
  • December 19 » Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in The Pennsylvania Journal entitled "The American Crisis".

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• 1720 » Charles De Geer, Swedish entomologist and archaeologist († 1778)
• 1754 » John Lansing, Jr., American lawyer and politician († 1829)
• 1775 » Walter Savage Landor, English poet and author († 1864)
• 1781 » Adelbert von Chamisso, German botanist and poet († 1838)
• 1816 » Nathaniel P. Banks, American general and politician, 24th Governor of Massachusetts († 1894)
• 1822 » Franz Ritter von Hauer, Austrian geologist and curator († 1899)