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Birthday May 4, 1776

• The temperature on May 4, 1776 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest by west. 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
  • March 2 » American Revolutionary War: Patriot militia units arrest the Royal Governor of Georgia James Wright and attempt to prevent capture of supply ships in the Battle of the Rice Boats.
  • April 12 » American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.
  • June 12 » The Virginia Declaration of Rights is adopted.
  • June 28 » American Revolutionary War: Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition.
  • July 2 » American Revolution: The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not published until July 4.
  • August 27 » Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1757 » Manuel Tolsá, Spanish sculptor and first director of the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City († 1816)
• 1767 » Tyagaraja, Indian composer († 1847)
• 1770 » François Gérard, French painter († 1837)
• 1772 » Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher († 1823)
• 1796 » Horace Mann, American educator and politician († 1859)
• 1796 » William Pennington, American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of New Jersey, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives († 1862)