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Birthday February 13, 1776

• The temperature on February 13, 1776 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. 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
  • January 10 » American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.
  • May 15 » American Revolution: The Fifth Virginia Convention instructs its Continental Congress delegation to propose a resolution of independence from Great Britain, paving the way for the United States Declaration of Independence.
  • June 15 » Delaware Separation Day: Delaware votes to suspend government under the British Crown and separate officially from Pennsylvania.
  • June 28 » American Revolutionary War: Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition.
  • August 27 » Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
  • September 15 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1768 » Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, French general and politician, 15th Prime Minister of France († 1835)
• 1769 » Ivan Krylov, Russian author, poet, and playwright († 1844)
• 1805 » Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, German mathematician and academic († 1859)
• 1811 » François Achille Bazaine, French general († 1888)
• 1815 » Rufus Wilmot Griswold, American anthologist, editor, poet and critic († 1857)