Page 5: Historical Events In 1775

Nov 27   Joachim G le Sage ten Broek, Dutch notary/catholic foreman/publicist.   

Nov 28   2nd Continental Congress formally establishes US Navy.   

Nov 29   Lorenzo Somis, composer, dies at 87.   

Nov 29   Sir James Jay invents invisible ink   

Dec 03   1st official US flag raising (aboard naval vessel Alfred)   

Dec 03   inaugural official US flag raising (aboard naval vessel Alfred).   

Dec 05   In this year, At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox starts his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts   

Dec 06   Nicolas Isouard, composer.   

Dec 07   Charles Saunders, British admiral   

Dec 16   Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer.   

Dec 16   Jane Austen, English novelist is born.   

Dec 22   Continental navy organized with 7 ships   

Dec 25   Antun Sorkocevic, composer   

Dec 25   Pope Pius VI encyclical on the problems of the pontificate   

Dec 28   Peter A van de Parra, gov-gen of (Neth Indies), dies at 61.   

Dec 30   Heinrich Carl Ebell, composer.   

Dec 31   Battle of Quebec; Americans unable to take British stronghold.   

Dec 31   Richard Montgomery, General, dies fighting British.   

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Jan 20   André-marie ampère: French physicist    

Jan 21   Manuel garcia: Composer   

Jan 27   Friedrich von schelling: Germany, philosopher (views on christianity)   

Jan 27   Manuel del popolo vicente rodriguez garcia: Spanish tenor/composer   

Jan 28   Peter the great: Russia   

Jan 30   Walter savage landor: Warwick, critic/writer (imaginary conversation)   

Feb 05   Margaretha j de neufville: Author (small pligten)   

Feb 09   Farkas/wolfgang bolyai: Hungary, mathematician (parallel axiom)   

Jan 08   John baskerville: English printer/type designer,   

Jan 10   Jemeljan pugatshov: Russian kosak leader/"czar peter iii",   

Jan 11   Yemelyan pugachov: Don cossack rebel, executed by tsarist russia   

Jan 15   Giovanni battista sammartini: Composer,    

Feb 05   Eusebius amort: German catholic theologian (b. 1692)   

Feb 06   William dowdeswell: English politician (b. 1721)   

Feb 15   Peter dens: Flemish catholic theologian (b. 1690)   

Jun 11   Egidio romoaldo duni: Italian composer,