July 16 » Manchu Qing dynasty naval forces under traitorous commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands.
September 11 » Battle of Vienna: Coalition forces, including the famous winged Hussars, led by Polish King John III Sobieski lift the siege laid by Ottoman forces.
September 12 » Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna: Several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire.
September 17 » Antonie van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules".
October 3 » Qing dynasty naval commander Shi Lang receives the surrender of the Tungning kingdom on Taiwan after the Battle of Penghu.
October 6 » Immigrant families found Germantown, Pennsylvania in the first major immigration of German people to America.
Christening day February 14, 1711
The temperature on February 14, 1711 was about 3.0 °C. Source: KNMI
February 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia.
June 8 » American Revolutionary War: American attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières.
June 11 » The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.
July 4 » American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
September 21 » Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.
November 16 » American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.
Day of burial February 2, 1776
The temperature on February 2, 1776 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
May 19 » American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
September 17 » The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.
September 21 » Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.
October 11 » American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.
November 16 » American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.
December 25 » George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River at night to attack Hessian forces serving Great Britain at Trenton, New Jersey, the next day.
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