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Birthday November 21, 1775

• The temperature on November 21, 1775 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. 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 1775: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 9 » American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
  • March 8 » An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
  • June 11 » The American Revolutionary War's first naval engagement, the Battle of Machias, results in the capture of a small British naval vessel.
  • July 26 » The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress. Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania takes office as Postmaster General.
  • September 8 » The unsuccessful Rising of the Priests in Malta.
  • October 27 » King George III expands on his Proclamation of Rebellion in the Thirteen Colonies in his speech from the throne at the opening of Parliament.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1760 » Joseph Plumb Martin, American sergeant († 1850)
• 1768 » Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologian, philosopher, and scholar († 1834)
• 1785 » William Beaumont, American surgeon, "Father of Gastric Physiology" († 1853)
• 1787 » Samuel Cunard, Canadian businessman, founded the Cunard Line († 1865)
• 1811 » Ludwik Gorzkowski, Polish politician, physicist and revolutionary activist († 1857)
• 1811 » Zeng Guofan, Chinese general and politician, Viceroy of Liangjiang († 1872)