March 8 » The Safavid Empire of Iran is defeated by an army from Afghanistan at the Battle of Gulnabad, pushing Iran into anarchy.
April 5 » The Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island.
July 25 » Dummer's War begins along the Maine-Massachusetts border.
Day of death August 16, 1776
The temperature on August 16, 1776 was about 18.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken weerlicht. Source: KNMI
January 10 » American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.
May 1 » Establishment of the Illuminati in Ingolstadt, Upper Bavaria, by Jesuit-taught Adam Weishaupt.
September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.
September 17 » The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.
September 22 » Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution.
November 29 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.
Day of burial August 19, 1776
The temperature on August 19, 1776 was about 18.0 °C. There was 73 mm of rainWind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
June 7 » Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence.
June 8 » American Revolutionary War: American attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières.
June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory, leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day.
July 9 » George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island.
November 16 » American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.
November 29 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.
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