January 4 » Great Britain declares war on Spain, thus entering the Seven Years' War.
May 22 » Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Hamburg.
June 6 » In the Seven Years' War, British forces begin the Siege of Havana and temporarily capture the city.
June 24 » Battle of Wilhelmsthal: The British-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats French forces in Westphalia.
September 12 » The Sultanate of Sulu ceded Balambangan Island to the British East India Company
September 15 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Signal Hill.
Day of death September 17, 1775
The temperature on September 17, 1775 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw. Source: KNMI
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.
June 14 » American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Army.
July 3 » American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
July 27 » Founding of the U.S. Army Medical Department: The Second Continental Congress passes legislation establishing "an hospital for an army consisting of 20,000 men."
August 20 » The Spanish establish the Presidio San Augustin del Tucson in the town that became Tucson, Arizona.
December 3 » USSAlfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones.
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