Stammbaum der Familie Trummler und Zeller » Johann Christian Ficker (1775-????)

Birthday February 7, 1775

• The temperature on February 7, 1775 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. 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 1775: Source: Wikipedia
  • April 20 » American Revolutionary War: The Siege of Boston begins, following the battles at Lexington and Concord.
  • 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.
  • August 23 » American Revolutionary War: King George III delivers his Proclamation of Rebellion to the Court of St James's stating that the American colonies have proceeded to a state of open and avowed rebellion.
  • October 13 » The Continental Congress establishes the Continental Navy (predecessor of the United States Navy).
  • November 7 » John Murray, the Royal Governor of the Colony of Virginia, starts the first mass emancipation of slaves in North America by issuing Lord Dunmore's Offer of Emancipation, which offers freedom to slaves who abandoned their colonial masters to fight with Murray and the British.
  • December 9 » American Revolutionary War: British troops lose the Battle of Great Bridge, and leave Virginia soon afterward.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1741 » Henry Fuseli, Swiss-English painter and academic († 1825)
• 1758 » Benedikt Schack, Czech tenor and composer († 1826)
• 1796 » Thomas Gregson, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Tasmania (baptism date; d. 1874)
• 1802 » Louisa Jane Hall, American poet, essayist, and literary critic († 1892)
• 1804 » John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded Deere & Company († 1886)
• 1812 » Charles Dickens, English novelist and critic († 1870)