Family tree der families Van Santvoort, Truyts, Callebaut, Cambré, Coppens, Dieltjens en aanverwanten. » Petrus Josephus Berré‎ (1776-????)

Birthday August 12, 1776

• The temperature on August 12, 1776 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. 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
  • August 2 » The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place.
  • August 10 » American Revolutionary War: Word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
  • August 31 » William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
  • 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 21 » Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.
  • November 16 » American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1696 » Maurice Greene, English organist and composer († 1755)
• 1762 » George IV of the United Kingdom († 1830)
• 1773 » Karl Faber, Prussian historian and academic († 1853)
• 1774 » Robert Southey, English poet and author († 1843)
• 1831 » Helena Blavatsky, Russian theosophist and scholar († 1891)
• 1852 » Michael J. McGivney, American priest and founder of the Knights of Columbus († 1890)