Family tree Van Dijk » Joanna Maria Moelants (1777-1779)

Birthday November 23, 1777

• The temperature on November 23, 1777 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: weerlicht. 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 1777: Source: Wikipedia
  • July 7 » American forces retreating from Fort Ticonderoga are defeated in the Battle of Hubbardton.
  • August 6 » American Revolutionary War: The bloody Battle of Oriskany prevents American relief of the Siege of Fort Stanwix.
  • August 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark rout British and Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York.
  • September 27 » American Revolution: Lancaster, Pennsylvania becomes the capital of the United States for one day after Congress evacuates Philadelphia.
  • December 16 » Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. [1]
  • December 18 » The United States celebrates its first Thanksgiving, marking the recent victory by the American rebels over British General John Burgoyne at Saratoga in October.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1749 » Edward Rutledge, American captain and politician, 39th Governor of South Carolina († 1800)
• 1760 » François-Noël Babeuf, French journalist and activist († 1797)
• 1781 » Theodor Valentin Volkmar, German lawyer and politician, 1st Mayor of Marburg († 1847)
• 1785 » Jan Roothaan, Dutch priest, 21st Superior-General of the Society of Jesus († 1853)
• 1803 » Theodore Dwight Weld, American author and activist († 1895)
• 1804 » Franklin Pierce, American general, lawyer, and politician, 14th President of the United States († 1869)