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Birthday September 11, 1777

• The temperature on September 11, 1777 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: omtrent helder. 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
  • January 15 » American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut (present-day Vermont) declares its independence.
  • April 26 » Sybil Ludington, aged 16, rode 40 miles (64km) to alert American colonial forces to the approach of the British regular forces
  • July 31 » The U.S. Second Continental Congress passes a resolution that the services of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette "be accepted, and that, in consideration of his zeal, illustrious family and connexions, he have the rank and commission of major-general of the United States."
  • September 3 » American Revolutionary War: During the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time.
  • September 19 » American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1751 » Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen († 1827)
• 1764 » Valentino Fioravanti, Italian organist and composer († 1837)
• 1771 » Mungo Park, Scottish surgeon and explorer († 1806)
• 1786 » Friedrich Kuhlau, German-Danish pianist and composer († 1832)
• 1798 » Franz Ernst Neumann, German mineralogist and physicist († 1895)
• 1800 » Daniel S. Dickinson, American lawyer and politician, 13th Lieutenant Governor of New York († 1866)