January 14 » The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas.
September 8 » Marriage of King George III of the United Kingdom to Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
September 22 » George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
December 16 » Seven Years' War: After a four-month siege, the Russians under Pyotr Rumyantsev take the Prussian fortress of Kołobrzeg.
Day of burial April 11, 1775
The temperature on April 11, 1775 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: 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 20 » American Revolutionary War: The Siege of Boston begins, following the battles at Lexington and Concord.
May 10 » American Revolutionary War: A small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold captures Fort Ticonderoga.
May 31 » American Revolution: The Mecklenburg Resolves are adopted in the Province of North Carolina.
September 11 » Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts.
December 31 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Quebec: British forces repulse an attack by Continental Army General Richard Montgomery.
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