June 9 » James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of the future U.S. state of Georgia.
September 16 » In Campo Maior, Portugal, a storm hits the Armory and a violent explosion ensues, killing two thirds of its inhabitants.
November 29 » The magnitude 6.6 Irpinia earthquake causes 1,940 deaths in the former Kingdom of Naples, southern Italy.
December 7 » The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London, England.
Day of death August 28, 1775
The temperature on August 28, 1775 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: wat dauw. Source: KNMI
March 8 » An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
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.
May 10 » American Revolutionary War: The Second Continental Congress takes place in Philadelphia.
July 26 » The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress. Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania takes office as Postmaster General.
August 23 » American Revolutionary War: King George III delivers his Proclamation of Rebellion to the Court of St James's stating that the American colonies have proceeded to a state of open and avowed rebellion.
September 11 » Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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