Family tree Dijkxhoorn » Sara de Jong (1776-????)

Birthday September 22, 1776

• The temperature on September 22, 1776 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. 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.
  • June 11 » The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.
  • September 15 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
  • October 11 » American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.
  • November 16 » American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.
  • December 19 » Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in The Pennsylvania Journal entitled "The American Crisis".

Source: Wikipedia

• 1741 » Peter Simon Pallas, German zoologist and botanist († 1811)
• 1743 » Quintin Craufurd, Scottish author († 1819)
• 1762 » Elizabeth Simcoe, English-Canadian painter and author († 1850)
• 1765 » Paolo Ruffini, Italian mathematician and philosopher († 1822)
• 1788 » Theodore Hook, English composer and educator († 1841)
• 1791 » Michael Faraday, English physicist and chemist († 1867)