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Birthday April 4, 1777

• The temperature on April 4, 1777 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht. 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 1777: Source: Wikipedia
  • April 26 » Sybil Ludington, aged 16, rode 40 miles (64km) to alert American colonial forces to the approach of the British regular forces
  • August 6 » American Revolutionary War: The bloody Battle of Oriskany prevents American relief of the Siege of Fort Stanwix.
  • October 4 » American Revolutionary War: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under William Howe.
  • December 17 » American Revolution: France formally recognizes the United States.
  • December 18 » The United States celebrates its first Thanksgiving, marking the recent victory by the American rebels over British General John Burgoyne at Saratoga in October.
  • December 19 » American Revolutionary War: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1760 » Juan Manuel Olivares, Venezuelan organist and composer († 1797)
• 1762 » Stephen Storace, English actor and composer († 1796)
• 1772 » Nachman of Breslov, Ukrainian founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement († 1810)
• 1780 » Edward Hicks, American minister and painter († 1849)
• 1785 » Bettina von Arnim, German author, illustrator, and composer († 1859)
• 1792 » Thaddeus Stevens, American lawyer and politician († 1868)