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Birthday December 25, 1775

• The temperature on December 25, 1775 was about 6.0 °C. There was 88 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest by south. Weather type: betrokken regen. 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 1775: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 23 » American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech – "Give me liberty, or give me death!" – at St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia.
  • May 10 » American Revolutionary War: A small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold captures Fort Ticonderoga.
  • May 10 » American Revolutionary War: The Second Continental Congress takes place in Philadelphia.
  • June 12 » American Revolution: British general Thomas Gage declares martial law in Massachusetts. The British offer a pardon to all colonists who lay down their arms. There would be only two exceptions to the amnesty: Samuel Adams and John Hancock, if captured, were to be hanged.
  • July 5 » The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.
  • July 26 » The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress. Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania takes office as Postmaster General.

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• 1745 » Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Caribbean-French violinist, composer, and conductor († 1799)
• 1757 » Benjamin Pierce, American general and politician, 17th Governor of New Hampshire († 1839)
• 1766 » Christmas Evans, Welsh Nonconformist preacher († 1838)
• 1771 » Dorothy Wordsworth, English diarist and poet († 1855)
• 1776 » Sydney, Lady Morgan, Irish author and poet († 1859)
• 1810 » L. L. Langstroth, American apiarist, clergyman and teacher († 1895)