Historical Events In 1775

Jun 07   United Colonies change name to United States on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 12   The first naval battle of Revolution-Unity (Am) captures Margaretta (Br) on this day in history.  

Jun 13   In the year 1775 antoni Henryk Radziwill, composer  

Jun 14   The U.S. Army is founded in the year 1775.  

Jun 14   US Army founded on this day in history.  

Jun 15   George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of American Army on this day in history.  

Jun 16   Battle of Bunker Hill (actually it is Breed's Hill) in the year 1775.  

Jun 17   In the year 1775 battle of Bunker Hill (actually it was Breed's Hill)  

Jun 22   1st Continental currency issued ($3,000,000) in the year 1775.  

Jun 22   First Continental currency issued ($3,000,000) in the year 1775.  

Jun 22   On this day in history the first Continental currency issued ($3,000,000)  

Jun 23   On this day in history 1st regatta held on Thames, England  

Jun 23   In the year 1775 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   William Crotch, composer on this day in history.  

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

Jul 10   In the year 1775 horatio Gates, issues order excluding blacks from Continental Army  

Jul 16   John Adams graduates Harvard in the year 1775.  

Jul 17   On this day in history 1st military hospital approved  

Jul 17   In the year 1775 august Harder, composer  

Jul 17   The first military hospital approved in the year 1775.  

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

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

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

Jul 23   On this day in history francois-Eugene Vidocq, British police detective  

Jul 25   Anna Symmes Harrison, Ohio, 9th 1st lady (1841) in the year 1775.  

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

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

Jul 26   On this day in history united States Post Office (U.S.P.O.) created in Philadelphia under Benjamin Franklin  

Jul 30   In the year 1775 capt Cook with Resolution returns to England  

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

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Jan 20   On this day in history birth of andré-Marie Ampère, French physicist (d. 1836)  

Jan 21   Manuel Garcia, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 27   In the year 1775 birth of friedrich von Schelling, Germany, philosopher (Views on Christianity)  

Jan 27   Manuel del Popolo Vicente Rodriguez Garcia, Spanish tenor/composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 28   Peter the Great, Russia was born in the year 1775.  

Jan 30   On this day in history birth of walter Savage Landor, Warwick, critic/writer (Imaginary Conversation)  

Feb 05   On this day in history birth of margaretha J de Neufville, author (Small Pligten)  

Feb 09   On this day in history birth of farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungary, mathematician (parallel axiom)  

Jan 08   John Baskerville, English printer/type designer, dies at 68 in the year 1775.  

Jan 10   Jemeljan Pugatshov, Russian kosak leader/"czar Peter III", dies on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1775 death of yemelyan Pugachov, Don Cossack rebel, executed by tsarist Russia  

Jan 15   On this day in history giovanni Battista Sammartini, composer, dies  

Feb 05   In the year 1775 death of eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (b. 1692)  

Feb 06   On this day in history death of william Dowdeswell, English politician (b. 1721)  

Feb 15   Peter Dens, Flemish Catholic theologian (b. 1690) died on this day in history.  

Jun 11   Egidio Romoaldo Duni, Italian composer, dies at 67 in the year 1775.