Pedigree of Steven van Hell » Hendrik van Diest (1776-????)

Birthday September 4, 1776

• The temperature on September 4, 1776 was about 17.0 °C. There was 66 mm of rainWind direction mainly west. 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
  • June 7 » Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence.
  • June 8 » American Revolutionary War: American attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières.
  • July 8 » Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
  • August 10 » American Revolutionary War: Word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
  • September 9 » The Continental Congress officially names its union of states the United States.
  • December 7 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1745 » Shneur Zalman, Russian rabbi, author and founder of Chabad († 1812)
• 1755 » Axel von Fersen the Younger, Swedish general and politician († 1810)
• 1768 » François-René de Chateaubriand, French historian and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for France († 1848)
• 1776 » Stephen Whitney, American businessman († 1860)
• 1798 » Raynold Kaufgetz, Swiss soldier, economist, and politician († 1869)
• 1809 » Manuel Montt, Chilean scholar and politician, 6th President of Chile († 1880)