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Historical Event(s)
– American Revolutionary War: Norfolk, Virginia is burned by combined Royal Navy and Continental Army action.
– Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense.
– American Revolutionary War: the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia.
– American Revolutionary War: The first amphibious landing of the United States Marine Corps begins the Battle of Nassau.
– American Revolution: British forces evacuate Boston, Massachusetts, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
– Establishment of the Illuminati in Ingolstadt (Upper Bavaria), by Jesuit-taught Adam Weishaupt.
– Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III.
– American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
– George Washington ordered the Declaration of Independence to be read out loud to members of the Continental Army in New York City for the first time.
– American Revolution: the United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.
Who Were Born On ?
– E.T.A. Hoffmann, German writer (d. 1822)
– Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen consort of Prussia (d. 1810)
– Sophie Germain, French mathematician (d. 1831)
– Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (d. 1857)
– Simon Fraser, Canadian explorer (d.1862)
– John Constable, English painter (d. 1837)
– Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (d. 1856)
– Thomas Bladen Capel Royal Navy Admiral (d. 1853)
– Sydney Owenson (Lady Morgan), Irish writer (alleged date of birth) (d. 1859)
– Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1811)