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Historical Event(s)
– American Revolutionary War: The war begins with an American victory in Concord during the battles of Lexington and Concord.
– American Revolutionary War: A small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold captures Fort Ticonderoga.
– American Revolutionary War: George Washington is appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
– American Revolutionary War: Colonists inflict heavy casualties on British forces while losing the Battle of Bunker Hill.
– American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
– The Spanish establish the Presidio San Augustin del Tucson in the town that became Tucson, Arizona.
– King George III declares that the American colonies exist in a state of open and avowed rebellion.
– American Revolutionary War: The Invasion of Canada begins with the Siege of Fort St. Jean.
– The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas.
– At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Who Were Born On ?
– André-Marie Ampère, French physicist (d. 1836)
– Walter Savage Landor, English writer (d. 1864)
– Louisa Adams, First Lady of the United States (1825–1829), widow of John Quincy Adams (d. 1852)
– Alexander Anderson, American illustrator (d. 1870)
– J. M. W. Turner, English painter (d. 1851)
– Antoni Radziwiłł, Polish politician (d. 1833)
– Matthew Lewis, English novelist (d. 1818)
– Etienne-Louis Malus, French physicist and mathematician (d. 1812)
– William Joseph Behr, German writer (d. 1851)
– Juan Martín Díez, Spanish guerrilla (d. 1825)