Historical Events In 1775

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

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

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

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) in the year 1775.  

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   In the year 1775 george Washington appointed commander-in-chief of American Army  

Jun 16   On this day in history battle of Bunker Hill (actually it is Breed's Hill)  

Jun 17   On this day in history battle of Bunker Hill (actually it was Breed's Hill)  

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

Jun 23   First regatta held on Thames, England on this day in history.  

Jul 03   Washington takes command of Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1775 congress issues "Declaration of the Causes & Necessity of Taking up Arms," listing grievances but denying intent to be independent  

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   1st military hospital approved on this day in history.  

Jul 17   August Harder, composer in the year 1775.  

Jul 17   In the year 1775 the first military hospital approved  

Jul 18   On this day in history continental Congress resolves that each colony provide armed vessels  

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

Jul 22   George Washington takes command of US troops on this day in history.  

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

Jul 25   In the year 1775 anna Symmes Harrison, Ohio, 9th 1st lady (1841)  

Jul 25   Maryland issues currency depicting George III trampling Magna Carta in the year 1775.  

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

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

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   Manuel Garcia, composer was born in the year 1775.  

Jan 27   Friedrich von Schelling, Germany, philosopher (Views on Christianity) was born in the year 1775.  

Jan 27   Manuel del Popolo Vicente Rodriguez Garcia, Spanish tenor/composer was born in the year 1775.  

Jan 28   Peter the Great, Russia was born on this day in history.  

Jan 30   In the year 1775 birth of walter Savage Landor, Warwick, critic/writer (Imaginary Conversation)  

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

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

Jan 08   On this day in history john Baskerville, English printer/type designer, dies at 68  

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

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

Jan 15   In the year 1775 giovanni Battista Sammartini, composer, dies  

Feb 05   Eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (b. 1692) died in the year 1775.  

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

Feb 15   In the year 1775 death of peter Dens, Flemish Catholic theologian (b. 1690)  

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