Page 3: Historical Events In 1775

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

Jun 07   On this day in history united Colonies change name to United States   

Jun 11   Egidio Romoaldo Duni, Italian composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1775 antoni Henryk Radziwill, composer   

Jun 14   In the year 1775 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 on this day in history.   

Jun 16   On this day in history 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   In the year 1775 1st Continental currency issued ($3,000,000)   

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

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

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

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

Jul 03   In the year 1775 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 in the year 1775.   

Jul 06   Congress issues "Declaration of the Causes & Necessity of Taking up Arms," listing grievances but denying intent to be independent in the year 1775.   

Jul 10   Horatio Gates, issues order excluding blacks from Continental Army in the year 1775.   

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   In the year 1775 the first military hospital approved   

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   George Washington takes command of US troops in the year 1775.   

Jul 23   Francois-Eugene Vidocq, British police detective on this day in history.   

Jul 25   On this day in history anna Symmes Harrison, Ohio, 9th 1st lady (1841)   

Jul 25   In the year 1775 maryland issues currency depicting George III trampling Magna Carta   

Jul 26   In the year 1775 the Post Office is esablished by the Continental Congress with Ben Franklin as postmaster general.   

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

Jul 30   Capt Cook with Resolution returns to England 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   On this day in history birth of manuel Garcia, composer   

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

Jan 27   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1775.   

Jan 10   In the year 1775 jemeljan Pugatshov, Russian kosak leader/"czar Peter III", dies   

Jan 11   Yemelyan Pugachov, Don Cossack rebel, executed by tsarist Russia died in the year 1775.   

Jan 15   Giovanni Battista Sammartini, composer, dies on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1775.   

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