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Birthday June 2, 1776

• The temperature on June 2, 1776 was about 27.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. 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 1776: Source: Wikipedia
  • April 12 » American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.
  • May 4 » Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III.
  • 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.
  • September 7 » According to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world's first submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time bomb to the hull of HMS Eagle in New York Harbor (no British records of this attack exist).
  • September 10 » American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army.
  • September 15 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1739 » Jabez Bowen, American colonel and politician, 45th Deputy Governor of Rhode Island († 1815)
• 1740 » Marquis de Sade, French philosopher and politician († 1814)
• 1743 » Alessandro Cagliostro, Italian occultist and explorer († 1795)
• 1773 » John Randolph of Roanoke, American planter and politician, 8th United States Ambassador to Russia († 1833)
• 1774 » William Lawson, English-Australian explorer and politician († 1850)
• 1813 » Daniel Pollen, Irish-New Zealand politician, 9th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1896)