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Birthday November 22, 1778

• The temperature on November 22, 1778 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: geheel 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 1778: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 6 » American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
  • June 18 » American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
  • June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness.
  • July 4 » American Revolutionary War: U.S. forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.
  • July 27 » American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
  • September 7 » American Revolutionary War: France invades Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1744 » Abigail Adams, American wife of John Adams, 2nd First Lady of the United States († 1818)
• 1780 » Conradin Kreutzer, German composer († 1849)
• 1780 » José Cecilio del Valle, Honduran journalist, lawyer, and politician, Foreign Minister of Mexico († 1834)
• 1787 » Rasmus Rask, Danish linguist, philologist, and scholar († 1823)
• 1808 » Thomas Cook, English businessman, founded Thomas Cook Group († 1892)
• 1814 » Serranus Clinton Hastings, American lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Justice of California († 1893)