Historical Events In 1775

Jun 07   United Colonies change name to United States in the year 1775.  

Jun 11   In the year 1775 egidio Romoaldo Duni, Italian composer, dies at 67  

Jun 12   1st naval battle of Revolution-Unity (US) captures Margaretta (Br) in the year 1775.  

Jun 12   The first naval battle of Revolution-Unity (Am) captures Margaretta (Br) in the year 1775.  

Jun 13   Antoni Henryk Radziwill, composer on this day in history.  

Jun 14   On this day in history the U.S. Army is founded.  

Jun 14   US Army founded on this day in history.  

Jun 15   George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of American Army in the year 1775.  

Jun 16   In the year 1775 battle of Bunker Hill (actually it is Breed's Hill)  

Jun 17   Battle of Bunker Hill (actually it was Breed's Hill) on this day in history.  

Jun 22   1st Continental currency issued ($3,000,000) on this day in history.  

Jun 22   In the year 1775 first Continental currency issued ($3,000,000)  

Jun 22   The first Continental currency issued ($3,000,000) on this day in history.  

Jun 23   1st regatta held on Thames, England in the year 1775.  

Jun 23   On this day in history first regatta held on Thames, England  

Jul 03   On this day in history washington takes command of Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass  

Jul 05   In the year 1775 uS Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.  

Jul 05   On this day in history william Crotch, composer  

Jul 06   On this day in history congress issues "Declaration of the Causes & Necessity of Taking up Arms," listing grievances but denying intent to be independent  

Jul 10   On this day in history horatio Gates, issues order excluding blacks from Continental Army  

Jul 16   John Adams graduates Harvard in the year 1775.  

Jul 17   1st military hospital approved on this day in history.  

Jul 17   August Harder, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 17   The first military hospital approved on this day in history.  

Jul 18   Continental Congress resolves that each colony provide armed vessels on this day in history.  

Jul 22   On this day in history george Washington takes command of the troops  

Jul 22   In the year 1775 george Washington takes command of US troops  

Jul 23   In the year 1775 francois-Eugene Vidocq, British police detective  

Jul 25   Anna Symmes Harrison, Ohio, 9th 1st lady (1841) on this day in history.  

Jul 25   On this day in history maryland issues currency depicting George III trampling Magna Carta  

Jul 26   On this day in history the Post Office is esablished by the Continental Congress with Ben Franklin as postmaster general.  

Jul 26   In the year 1775 united States Post Office (U.S.P.O.) created in Philadelphia under Benjamin Franklin  

Jul 30   Capt Cook with Resolution returns to England in the year 1775.  

Aug 02   Jose Angel Lamas, composer on this day in history.  

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Jan 20   André-Marie Ampère, French physicist (d. 1836) was born in the year 1775.  

Jan 21   Manuel Garcia, composer was born in the year 1775.  

Jan 27   On this day in history birth of friedrich von Schelling, Germany, philosopher (Views on Christianity)  

Jan 27   In the year 1775 birth of manuel del Popolo Vicente Rodriguez Garcia, Spanish tenor/composer  

Jan 28   On this day in history birth of peter the Great, Russia  

Jan 30   Walter Savage Landor, Warwick, critic/writer (Imaginary Conversation) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 05   Margaretha J de Neufville, author (Small Pligten) was born in the year 1775.  

Feb 09   Farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungary, mathematician (parallel axiom) was born in the year 1775.  

Jan 08   John Baskerville, English printer/type designer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   On this day in history jemeljan Pugatshov, Russian kosak leader/"czar Peter III", dies  

Jan 11   On this day in history death of yemelyan Pugachov, Don Cossack rebel, executed by tsarist Russia  

Jan 15   Giovanni Battista Sammartini, composer, dies in the year 1775.  

Feb 05   Eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (b. 1692) died on this day in history.  

Feb 06   In the year 1775 death of william Dowdeswell, English politician (b. 1721)  

Feb 15   Peter Dens, Flemish Catholic theologian (b. 1690) died in the year 1775.  

Jun 11   On this day in history egidio Romoaldo Duni, Italian composer, dies at 67