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Birthday July 27, 1789

• The temperature on July 27, 1789 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: zeer 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 1789: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 21 » The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth by William Hill Brown, is printed in Boston.
  • June 8 » James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in Congress.
  • July 9 » In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution.
  • July 12 » In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later.
  • September 25 » The United States Congress passes twelve constitutional amendments: the ten known as the Bill of Rights, the (unratified) Congressional Apportionment Amendment, and the Congressional Compensation Amendment.
  • December 11 » The University of North Carolina is chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1768 » Charlotte Corday, French assassin of Jean-Paul Marat († 1793)
• 1773 » Jacob Aall, Norwegian economist and politician († 1844)
• 1777 » Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, English general († 1853)
• 1777 » Thomas Campbell, Scottish-French poet and academic († 1844)
• 1781 » Mauro Giuliani, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1828)
• 1784 » Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet († 1839)