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
  • January 1 » General George Washington hoists the first United States flag; the Grand Union Flag at Prospect Hill.
  • May 19 » American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
  • July 9 » George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island.
  • September 15 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
  • October 11 » American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.
  • December 5 » Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest academic honor society in the U.S., holds its first meeting at the College of William & Mary.

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)