Page 4: Historical Events In 1776

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

Sep 17   Presidio of SF forms as a Spanish fort   

Sep 21   5 days after British take NY, a ¼ of city burns down   

Sep 22   American patriot, captain Nathan Hale executed for spying   

Sep 22   Nathan Hale, US captain/patriot/spy, hanged by British at 21.   

Sep 24   1st St Leger horesrace held at Doncaster   

Sep 27   Maria E J Versfelt, actress/mistress (General Moreau and Marshal Ney).   

Oct 07   Crown Prince Paul of Russia marries Sophie Marie Dorothea of Württemberg.   

Oct 09   Mission Dolores founded by SF Bay.   

Oct 09   Spanish missionaries inaugural 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.   

Oct 11   Brig Gen Arnold's Lake Champlain fleet defeated by British.   

Oct 12   British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in Bronx.   

Oct 12   British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in the Bronx   

Oct 18   In a NY bar decorated with bird tail, customer orders "cock tail"   

Oct 26   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 is recorded as becoming the inaugural foreign nation to salute the U.S. flag when it recognizes a U.S. schooner.   

Oct 28   Battle of White Plains; Washington retreats to NJ   

Nov 01   Mission San Juan Capistrano founded in California.   

Nov 01   San Juan Capistrano Mission founded in California   

Nov 14   Henri Dutrochet, discovered and named process of osmosis.   

Nov 16   1st gun salute.   

Nov 16   Hessians capture Fort Washington, Manhattan   

Nov 18   Hessians capture Fort Lee, NJ   

Nov 18   Hessians capture Ft Lee, NJ.   

Nov 22   Johann Caspar Simon, composer, dies at 75.   

Nov 26   Dov Baer of Mezhirech, hassidic rabbi, dies.   

Nov 30   Capt Cook begins 3rd and last trip to Pacific (South Sea)   

Dec 05   1st US fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa (William and Mary College), forms   

Dec 05   Phi Beta Kappa, inaugural American scholastic fraternity, founded   

Dec 06   Paul Friedrich Struck, composer.   

Dec 08   George Washington's retreating army crosses Delaware River from NJ   

Dec 19   In this year, Thomas Paine publishes his inaugural "American Crisis" essay.   

Dec 19   Thomas Paine published his 1st "American Crisis" essay, in which he wrote, "These are the times that try men's souls".   

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Jan 06   Ferdinand von schill: Prussian officer/rebel   

Jan 24   Ernst theodor amadeus hoffmann: German writer/judge/composer (undine)   

Feb 11   Joannis capodistrias: Greek governor of troezen (1827-31)   

Feb 11   Ioannis kapodistrias: Greek diplomat of the russian empire and first head of state of independent greece    

Feb 18   John parry: Composer   

Feb 21   Vincenzo lavigna: Composer   

Feb 23   John walter ii: London, chief proprietor (the times, 1812-47)   

Mar 10   Luise: Queen of prussia/wife of frederik willem iii   

Mar 05   Yeongjo of joseon: Ruler of korea (b. 1694)   

Mar 10   Élie catherine fréron: French critic (b. 1719)   

Mar 24   John harrison: English clockmaker (b. 1693)   

Mar 26   Samuel ward: American politician (b. 1725)   

Apr 19   Jacob israel emden: [jacob ben tswi], german rabbi,   

Apr 22   Johann adolph scheibe: German music theroist/composer,    

Apr 24   Carolus van de abeele: Flemish jesuit,    

Apr 29   Edward wortley montagu: English traveler and writer (b. 1713)