March 13 » Nojpetén, capital of the last independent Maya kingdom, fell to Spanish conquistadors, the final step in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.
March 26 » Safavid government troops take control of Basra
May 7 » Stockholm's royal castle (dating back to medieval times) is destroyed by fire. It is replaced in the 18th century by the current Royal Palace.
September 5 » War of the Grand Alliance: A French warship commanded by Captain Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville defeated an English squadron at the Battle of Hudson's Bay.
September 20 » The Treaty of Ryswick is signed by France, England, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic, ending the Nine Years' War.
November 9 » Pope Innocent XII founds the city of Cervia.
Day of death December 31, 1775
The temperature on December 31, 1775 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
April 14 » The first abolition society in North America is established. The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage is organized in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush.
April 20 » American Revolutionary War: The Siege of Boston begins, following the battles at Lexington and Concord.
July 8 » The Olive Branch Petition is signed by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies of North America.
August 20 » The Spanish establish the Presidio San Augustin del Tucson in the town that became Tucson, Arizona.
September 17 » American Revolutionary War: The Invasion of Canada begins with the Siege of Fort St. Jean.
October 18 » African-American poet Phillis Wheatley is freed from slavery.
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