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Birthday February 3, 1777

• The temperature on February 3, 1777 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. 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 1777: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 2 » American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.
  • January 3 » American General George Washington defeats British General Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
  • April 13 » American Revolutionary War: American forces are ambushed and defeated in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey.
  • October 22 » American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank.
  • November 17 » Articles of Confederation (United States) are submitted to the states for ratification.
  • December 24 » Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1747 » Samuel Osgood, American soldier and politician, 1st United States Postmaster General († 1813)
• 1757 » Joseph Forlenze, Italian ophthalmologist and surgeon († 1833)
• 1763 » Caroline von Wolzogen, German author († 1847)
• 1777 » John Cheyne, Scottish physician and author († 1836)
• 1790 » Gideon Mantell, English scientist († 1852)
• 1795 » Antonio José de Sucre, Venezuelan general and politician, 2nd President of Bolivia († 1830)