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Birthday July 24, 1775

• The temperature on July 24, 1775 was about 20.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: donder weerlicht regen 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 1775: Source: Wikipedia
  • June 11 » The American Revolutionary War's first naval engagement, the Battle of Machias, results in the capture of a small British naval vessel.
  • 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.
  • June 14 » American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Army.
  • July 29 » Founding of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps: General George Washington appoints William Tudor as Judge Advocate of the Continental Army.
  • October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Burning of Falmouth (now Portland, Maine).
  • December 3 » USSAlfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1757 » Vladimir Borovikovsky, Ukrainian-Russian painter († 1825)
• 1783 » Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan commander and politician, 2nd President of Venezuela († 1830)
• 1786 » Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer († 1843)
• 1794 » Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish mineralogist and geologist († 1865)
• 1802 » Alexandre Dumas, French novelist and playwright († 1870)
• 1803 » Adolphe Adam, French composer and critic († 1856)