February 13 » Parliament of Negrete between Mapuche and Spanish authorities in Chile bring an end to the Mapuche uprising of 1723–26.
February 19 » The Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia.
May 9 » Five men arrested during a raid on Mother Clap's molly house in London are executed at Tyburn.
October 28 » The novel Gulliver's Travels is published.
Day of death September 16, 1776
The temperature on September 16, 1776 was about 17.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 10 » American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.
March 4 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army fortifies Dorchester Heights with cannon, leading the British troops to abandon the Siege of Boston.
April 12 » American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.
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.
October 28 » American Revolutionary War: British troops attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Continental Army.
December 7 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
Day of burial September 18, 1776
The temperature on September 18, 1776 was about 14.0 °C. There was 136 mm of rainWind direction mainly north. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
March 17 » American Revolution: The British Army evacuates Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
July 4 » American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
September 9 » The Continental Congress officially names its union of states the United States.
December 5 » Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest academic honor society in the U.S., holds its first meeting at the College of William & Mary.
December 7 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
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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