April 11 » Premiere of Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew Passion BWV 244b at the St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
August 30 » Anne, eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain, is given the title Princess Royal.
September 8 » A barn fire during a puppet show in the village of Burwell in Cambridgeshire, England kills 78 people, many of whom are children.
November 27 » The foundation stone to the Jerusalem Church in Berlin is laid.
Day of death September 16, 1776
The temperature on September 16, 1776 was about 17.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
March 4 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army fortifies Dorchester Heights with cannon, leading the British troops to abandon the Siege of Boston.
April 6 » American Revolutionary War: Ships of the Continental Navy fail in their attempt to capture a Royal Navy dispatch boat.
May 1 » Establishment of the Illuminati in Ingolstadt, Upper Bavaria, by Jesuit-taught Adam Weishaupt.
May 15 » American Revolution: The Fifth Virginia Convention instructs its Continental Congress delegation to propose a resolution of independence from Great Britain, paving the way for the United States Declaration of Independence.
September 10 » American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army.
October 11 » American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.
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