January 4 » Great Britain declares war on Spain, thus entering the Seven Years' War.
March 10 » French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.
May 5 » Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
May 22 » Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Hamburg.
July 17 » Former emperor Peter III of Russia is murdered.
September 15 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Signal Hill.
Day of burial June 9, 1775
The temperature on June 9, 1775 was about 20.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: dauw. Source: KNMI
February 26 » The British East India Company factory on Balambangan Island is destroyed by Moro pirates.
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.
July 3 » American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
September 11 » Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts.
October 27 » King George III expands on his Proclamation of Rebellion in the Thirteen Colonies in his speech from the throne at the opening of Parliament.
December 9 » American Revolutionary War: British troops lose the Battle of Great Bridge, and leave Virginia soon afterward.
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