Page 4: Historical Events In 1776

Sep 12   Nathan Hale leaves Harlem Heights Camp (127th St) for spy mission on this day in history.   

Sep 15   British forces capture Kip's Bay Manhattan during Revolution on this day in history.   

Sep 15   British forces capture Kip's Bay Manhattan during the Revolution in the year 1776.   

Sep 17   Presidio of SF forms as a Spanish fort in the year 1776.   

Sep 21   5 days after British take NY, a ¼ of city burns down on this day in history.   

Sep 21   Great fire in NY in the year 1776.   

Sep 22   American patriot, captain Nathan Hale executed for spying in the year 1776.   

Sep 22   In the year 1776 nathan Hale, US captain/patriot/spy, hanged by British at 21   

Sep 24   On this day in history 1st St Leger horesrace held at Doncaster   

Sep 27   Maria E J Versfelt, actress/mistress (General Moreau & Marshal Ney) in the year 1776.   

Oct 07   In the year 1776 crown Prince Paul of Russia marries Sophie Marie Dorothea of Württemberg.   

Oct 09   On this day in history mission Dolores founded by SF Bay   

Oct 09   On this day in history spanish missionaries first settle in what is now San Francisco, California.   

Oct 11   Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain, New York. Although defeated, the American flotilla delayed the British advance and caused it to fall back into winter quarters in the year 1776.   

Oct 11   Brig Gen Arnold's Lake Champlain fleet defeated by British on this day in history.   

Oct 12   British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in Bronx on this day in history.   

Oct 12   In the year 1776 british Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in the Bronx   

Oct 18   On this day in history in a NY bar decorated with bird tail, customer orders "cock tail"   

Oct 26   In the year 1776 benjamin Franklin departed from America for France on a mission to seek French support for the American Revolution.   

Oct 27   A Danish fort in the Virgin Islands becomes the first foreign nation to salute the U.S. flag when it recognizes a U.S. schooner in the year 1776.   

Oct 28   Battle of White Plains; Washington retreats to NJ in the year 1776.   

Nov 01   On this day in history mission San Juan Capistrano founded in California   

Nov 01   San Juan Capistrano Mission founded in California in the year 1776.   

Nov 14   In the year 1776 henri Dutrochet, discovered & named process of osmosis   

Nov 16   1st gun salute on this day in history.   

Nov 16   In the year 1776 hessians capture Fort Washington, Manhattan   

Nov 18   In the year 1776 hessians capture Fort Lee, NJ   

Nov 18   On this day in history hessians capture Ft Lee, NJ   

Nov 22   In the year 1776 johann Caspar Simon, composer, dies at 75   

Nov 26   Dov Baer of Mezhirech, hassidic rabbi, dies in the year 1776.   

Nov 30   Capt Cook begins 3rd & last trip to Pacific (South Sea) on this day in history.   

Dec 05   1st US fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa (William & Mary College), forms in the year 1776.   

Dec 05   Phi Beta Kappa, first American scholastic fraternity, founded on this day in history.   

Dec 06   In the year 1776 paul Friedrich Struck, composer   

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Jan 06   In the year 1776 birth of ferdinand von Schill, Prussian officer/rebel   

Jan 24   In the year 1776 birth of ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer (Undine)   

Feb 11   Joannis Capodistrias, Greek governor of Troezen (1827-31) was born in the year 1776.   

Feb 11   Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greek diplomat of the Russian Empire and first head of state of independent Greece (d. 1831) was born in the year 1776.   

Feb 18   In the year 1776 birth of john Parry, composer   

Feb 21   On this day in history birth of vincenzo Lavigna, composer   

Feb 23   John Walter II, London, chief proprietor (The Times, 1812-47) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III was born on this day in history.   

Mar 05   Yeongjo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1694) died in the year 1776.   

Mar 10   Élie Catherine Fréron, French critic (b. 1719) died in the year 1776.   

Mar 24   John Harrison, English clockmaker (b. 1693) died in the year 1776.   

Mar 26   In the year 1776 death of samuel Ward, American politician (b. 1725)   

Apr 19   Jacob Israel Emden, [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Apr 24   On this day in history carolus van de Abeele, Flemish Jesuit, dies at 84   

Apr 29   Edward Wortley Montagu, English traveler and writer (b. 1713) died on this day in history.