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Historical Event(s)
– American general George Washington defeats British general Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
– American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut (present day Vermont) declares its independence.
– American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Ridgefield: A British invasion force engages and defeats Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, Connecticut.
– The Stars and Stripes is adopted by Congress as the Flag of the United States.
– American Revolutionary War: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga – After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York.
– The U.S. Second Continental Congress passes a resolution that the services of Marquis de Lafayette “be accepted, and that, in consideration of his zeal, illustrious family and connexions, he have the rank and commission of major-general of the United States.”
– American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.
– American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation.
– San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California.
– American Revolutionary War: George Washington’s Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
Who Were Born On ?
– Christian Daniel Rauch, German sculptor (d. 1857)
– John Cheyne, British physician, surgeon and author (d. 1836)
– Charles Cagniard de la Tour, French physicist (d. 1859)
– John George Children, British chemist, mineralogist and zoologist (d. 1852)
– David Daniel Davis, British physician (d. 1841)
– Philipp Otto Runge, German painter (d. 1810)
– Francis I of the Two Sicilies (d. 1830)
– Heinrich Stölzel, German musician and composer (d. 1844)
– Heinrich von Kleist, German writer (d. 1811)
– Fortunat Alojzy Gonzaga Żółkowski, Polish actor (d. 1822)