Family tree Gob » Léonard Joseph HANNOT (1776-????)

Birthday February 7, 1776

• The temperature on February 7, 1776 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. 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
  • 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.
  • August 31 » William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
  • September 11 » British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
  • September 15 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
  • November 16 » American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.
  • December 7 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1741 » Henry Fuseli, Swiss-English painter and academic († 1825)
• 1758 » Benedikt Schack, Czech tenor and composer († 1826)
• 1796 » Thomas Gregson, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Tasmania (baptism date; d. 1874)
• 1802 » Louisa Jane Hall, American poet, essayist, and literary critic († 1892)
• 1804 » John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded Deere & Company († 1886)
• 1812 » Charles Dickens, English novelist and critic († 1870)